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
|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:Subprefectures in France
Category:Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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