Vernon, Eure

Vernon (French pronunciation: ​[vɛʁnɔ̃]; Norman: Vernoun) is a commune in the department of Eure in the Normandy region in northern France.

Vernon
Commune
Old mill on the broken bridge
Coat of arms
Location of Vernon
Vernon
Vernon
Coordinates: 49°05′N 1°29′E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentEure
ArrondissementLes Andelys
CantonVernon
IntercommunalitySeine Normandie Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Ouzilleau
Area
1
34.92 km2 (13.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
23,872
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
27681 /27200
Elevation10–148 m (33–486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies on the banks of the river Seine, about midway between Paris and Rouen. The city 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.

Important dates
  • 750 - First mention of name Vernon by Pepin the Short.
  • 1070 - Birth of Saint Adjutor.
  • 1153 - Vernon is besieged by king Louis VII.
  • 1196 - Vernon is joined to the royal domain by King Philip II Augustus.
  • 1204 - Building of Vernon Castle
  • 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 center by Suchet d'Albuféra.
  • 1862 - Building of the library.
  • 1895 - Inauguration of the new city hall by Adolphe Barette.
  • 1897 - First cinema show at the Vernon Theatre.
  • 1910 - The Seine river floods the city.
  • 1946 - Arrival of 28 German scientists from Peenemünde to develop French rockets.
  • 1951 - First attempt to launch a Véronique rocket (Vernonelectronic)
  • 1955 - Inauguration of the Clémenceau Bridge.
  • 1966 - Building of the Georges Dumézil high school .
  • 1983 - First edition of the Foire aux Cerises (cherry fair).
  • 1988 - 18 October, visit from François Mitterrand.
  • 1992 - Building of the Espace Culturel Philippe Auguste.
  • 1996 - 30 June, visit from Hillary Clinton.
  • 2004 - 16 January, visit from Jean-Louis Borloo.
  • 2004 - 29 January, visit from Alain Lambert.
  • 2006 - 26 January, visit from Nicolas Sarkozy
  • 2007 - 18 September, visit from Sharon Stone.
  • 2007 - 19 September, visit from Emperor of Japan Akihito.
  • 2008 - 15 June, visit from Laura Bush.
  • 2009 - 16 March, visit from Bruno Le Maire.
  • 2010 - August, produce film Maupassant with Cristiana Reali and Patrick Chesnais in historic city.
  • 2010 - 6 August, visit from Woody Allen, Rachel McAdams, Owen Wilson, and Adrien Brody for production of Midnight in Paris in Giverny.
  • 2010 - 14 December, Nicolas Sarkozy, Bruno Le Maire, Valérie Pécresse, Eric Besson, and Louis Gallois visit Snecma

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Vernon is twinned with:

Personalities

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 4,029—    
1800 5,202+29.1%
1806 4,793−7.9%
1821 4,812+0.4%
1831 4,888+1.6%
1836 5,301+8.4%
1841 6,128+15.6%
1846 5,204−15.1%
1851 6,463+24.2%
1856 7,674+18.7%
1861 7,410−3.4%
1866 7,787+5.1%
1872 7,961+2.2%
1876 7,636−4.1%
1881 7,881+3.2%
1886 8,164+3.6%
1891 8,288+1.5%
YearPop.±%
1896 8,492+2.5%
1901 8,757+3.1%
1906 8,667−1.0%
1911 8,733+0.8%
1921 8,814+0.9%
1926 9,725+10.3%
1931 10,621+9.2%
1936 11,330+6.7%
1946 11,242−0.8%
1954 14,460+28.6%
1962 17,247+19.3%
1968 18,872+9.4%
1975 22,422+18.8%
1982 22,243−0.8%
1990 23,659+6.4%
1999 24,063+1.7%
2008 24,998+3.9%
  • Collégiale Notre-Dame (now Parish Church)
  • Tour des archives (Philippe Auguste's Keep)
  • Maison du Temps Jadis (Medieval House)
  • Corner of Rue du Pont and Rue Carnot
  • Museum
  • Place Barette
  • Hôtel de ville (Town Hall)
  • Tomb of Saint-Mauxe
  • War memorial
  • Pont Clemenceau
  • Medieval bridge
  • Place Charles de Gaulle's Market Day
  • Espace Philippe-Auguste Culture Centre

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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