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Vernon, Eure

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Vernon

|commune status = Commune

|image = Vernon - Vieux moulin01.jpg

|caption = Old mill on the broken bridge

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Vernon (Eure).svg

|arrondissement = Les Andelys

|canton = Vernon

|INSEE = 27681

|postal code = 27200

|mayor = François Ouzilleau{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Seine Normandie Agglomération

|coordinates = {{coord|49.09|1.49|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m =

|elevation min m = 10

|elevation max m = 148

|area km2 = 34.92

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Vernon ({{IPA|fr|vɛʁnɔ̃}}; {{langx|nrf|Vernoun}}) is a commune in the French department of Eure, administrative region of Normandy, northern France.

It lies on the banks of the river Seine, about midway between Paris and Rouen. Vernon–Giverny station has rail connections to Rouen and Paris. The town is known for its production of engines by the SNECMA group.

History

Mentioned in a Latin written document as Vernum, the /m/ at the end could be the last remains of the Celtic magus 'plain' or 'market', or it is a simple latinization, and the origin is just the Celtic word *uerno, alder tree (Breton gwern, Welsh gwern, Irish fern, modern French verne).

The village gave its name to a family who took part in the Norman Conquest of England, and then became a British first name.

The village is home to Établissement Saint-Adjutor, a notable private school.

=Important dates=

  • 750 – First mention of name Vernon by Pepin the Short.
  • 1070 – Birth of Saint Adjutor.
  • 1123 – Building of Vernon Castle{{cite web | url=https://www.castles.nl/archives-tower | title=Castles.nl - Archives Tower }}
  • 1153 – Vernon is besieged by king Louis VII.
  • 1196 – Vernon is joined to the royal domain by King Philip II Augustus.
  • 1227 – Saint-Louis comes to Vernon.
  • 1415 – Vernon becomes English.
  • 1449 – Vernon passes to France (king Charles VII).
  • 1596 – 8 October, Henry IV visits Bizy Castle.
  • 1600 – Construction of the Vieux-Moulin (old mill).
  • 1606 – Henry IV creates a school.
  • 1723 – Creation of the Avenue des Capucins.
  • 1789 – Thomas Jefferson, his family, and Sally and James Hemings stop at Vernon on their way to Le Havre to return to America.
  • 1804 – Vernonnet is attached to Vernon.
  • 1810 – Napoleon I comes to Vernon.
  • 1843 – Arrival of the Paris-Rouen-Le Havre railroad.
  • 1858 – Building of the Saint-Louis Hospital.
  • 1860 – Highworks urbanism in the centre by Suchet d'Albuféra.
  • 1862 – Building of the library.
  • 1895 – Inauguration of the new town hall by Adolphe Barette.
  • 1897 – First cinema show at the Vernon Theatre.
  • 1910 – The Seine river floods the town.
  • 1946 – Arrival of 28 German scientists from Peenemünde to develop French rockets.
  • 1951 – First attempt to launch a Véronique rocket (Vernonelectronic) [https://web.archive.org/web/20081201174833/http://www.astronautix.com/sites/vernon.htm]
  • 1955 – Inauguration of the Clémenceau Bridge.
  • 1966 – Building of the Georges Dumézil high school.
  • 1983 – First edition of the Foire aux Cerises (cherry fair).
  • 1992 – Building of the Espace Culturel Philippe Auguste.

Population

{{Historical populations

| align = none

| cols = 2

| percentages = pagr

| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|39507|Vernon}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-27681#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

| graph-pos = bottom

|1793 |4029

|1800 |5202

|1806 |4793

|1821 |4812

|1831 |4888

|1836 |5301

|1841 |6128

|1846 |5204

|1851 |6463

|1856 |7674

|1861 |7410

|1866 |7787

|1872 |7961

|1876 |7636

|1881 |7881

|1886 |8164

|1891 |8288

|1896 |8492

|1901 |8757

|1906 |8667

|1911 |8733

|1921 |8814

|1926 |9725

|1931 |10621

|1936 |11330

|1946 |11242

|1954 |14460

|1962 |17247

|1968 |18872

|1975 |22422

|1982 |22243

|1990 |23659

|1999 |24056

|2007 |24598

|2012 |24112

|2017 |23872

}}

Twin towns – sister cities

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}

Vernon is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Jumelage|url=https://www.vernon27.fr/la-ville/international/jumelage/|website=vernon27.fr|publisher=Vernon|language=fr|access-date=2021-03-14}}

Notable people

Gallery

Vernon - Église01.jpg|Collégiale Notre-Dame (now Parish Church)

Vernon - Tour des Archives03.jpg|Tour des archives (Philippe Auguste's Keep)

Vernon MH-maison temps jadis.jpg|Maison du Temps Jadis (Medieval House)

Vernon - Musée AG Poulain03.jpg|Corner of Rue du Pont and Rue Carnot

Vernon - Musée AG Poulain01.jpg|Museum

Vernon - Colombages01.jpg|Place Barette

Vernon - Hôtel de ville02.jpg|Town hall

Tombeau saint mauxe1.jpg|Tomb of Saint-Mauxe

Vernon - Monuments aux morts01.jpg|War memorial

Vernon - Pont sur la Seine01.jpg|Pont Clemenceau

Pont médiéval à Vernon.JPG|Medieval bridge

Vernon - Place du Général-De-Gaulle01.jpg|Place Charles de Gaulle's Market Day

Vernon - Espace Philippe-Auguste01.jpg|Espace Philippe-Auguste Culture Centre

See also

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Vernon (Eure)}}

  • [http://www.vernon27.fr/ Official website] (in French)
  • [https://www.nouvelle-normandie-tourisme.com/?langue=en&PHPSESSID=4a2463a48c9e8b70027a483df1189605 Nouvelle Normandie Tourisme] – official tourist board website in English

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