Vervins
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Vervins | |
| Canton | Vervins | |
| Community association | Thiérache du Center | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 50 ′ N , 3 ° 55 ′ E | |
| height | 120-208 m | |
| surface | 10.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,552 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 247 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02140 | |
| INSEE code | 02789 | |
 Vervins Town Hall |
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Vervins ( Flemish : Werven ) is a French municipality with 2552 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France . It is the seat of the sub-prefecture of the Vervins arrondissement and a member of the Thiérache du Center municipal association .
geography
Along with Hirson and Guise, Vervins is one of the main towns in the Thiérache region in northeast Picardy. The small town is located on the Chertemps , a tributary of the Vilpion , about 45 kilometers east of Saint-Quentin and 37 kilometers northeast of Laon .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 2735 | 2833 | 2916 | 2721 | 2663 | 2653 | 2688 | 2526 |
Attractions
- Fortifications (encircling the city from ramparts and palisades, of which the remains of ramparts and walls and ten towers have been preserved), Monument historique
- Church of Our Lady ( Église Notre-Dame or Église Sainte-Marie et de l'Assomption ), Monument historique
Center with church
Personalities
- Marc Lescarbot (1570–1642), lawyer, author and traveler in New France
- Alain Porthault (1929–2019), track and field athlete
- Christophe Moreau (* 1971), racing cyclist
Individual evidence
- ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969
- ↑ Fortifications in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Notre-Dame Vervins Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Web links
Commons : Vervins - collection of images, videos and audio files
