Vervins

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Vervins

|commune status = Subprefecture

|image coat of arms = Heraldique blason ville fr vervins.svg

|image = Vervins Mairie.jpg

|caption = Town hall

|arrondissement = Vervins

|canton = Vervins

|INSEE = 02789

|postal code = 02140

|mayor = Jean-Marc Prince{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Thiérache du Centre

|coordinates = {{coord|49.8358|3.91|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 147

|elevation min m = 120

|elevation max m = 208

|area km2 = 10.35

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

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

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

}}

Vervins ({{IPA|fr|vɛʁvɛ̃|-|Fr-Vervins.wav}}; {{langx|nl|Wervin}}) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. It lies between the small streams Vilpion and Chertemps, which drain towards the Serre.{{Sandre|id=H01-0410|nom=Vilpion}} It is surrounded by the communes of Fontaine-lès-Vervins, La Bouteille, Landouzy-la-Cour, Thenailles, Hary, Gercy, and Voulpaix.

Vervins was mentioned as Verbinum in the 3rd century Antonine Itinerary. A Roman theatre has been excavated in the 1870s.{{Cite journal|journal=Revue archéologique de Picardie|title=Vervins|author=Benjamin Saint Jean Vitus| year=1999|volume=16|page=139|doi=10.3406/pica.1999.2054 |url=http://www.persee.fr/doc/pica_1272-6117_1999_hos_16_1_2054|access-date= 16 November 2018}} The Peace of Vervins was signed here in 1598, ending a war between France and Spain.

Population

{{Historical populations

|align = none

|cols = 2

|percentages = pagr

|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|39620|Vervins}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-02789#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1793 |3100

|1800 |2827

|1806 |2872

|1821 |2683

|1831 |2555

|1836 |2571

|1841 |2677

|1846 |2754

|1851 |2704

|1856 |2505

|1861 |2519

|1866 |2732

|1872 |2934

|1876 |3102

|1881 |3202

|1886 |3215

|1891 |3233

|1896 |3351

|1901 |3298

|1906 |3187

|1911 |3206

|1921 |3119

|1926 |3151

|1931 |2959

|1936 |2903

|1946 |2720

|1954 |2731

|1962 |2735

|1968 |2833

|1975 |2916

|1982 |2721

|1990 |2663

|1999 |2653

|2007 |2688

|2012 |2561

|2017 |2552

}}

See also

References

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{{Commons category|Vervins}}

{{Aisne communes}}

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Category:Communes of Aisne

Category:Subprefectures in France

Category:Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia

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