Vernon, Eure

Vernon
Commune
Old mill on the broken bridge

Coat of arms
Vernon
Location within Normandy region
Vernon
Coordinates: 49°05′N 1°29′E / 49.09°N 1.49°E / 49.09; 1.49Coordinates: 49°05′N 1°29′E / 49.09°N 1.49°E / 49.09; 1.49
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Eure
Arrondissement Les Andelys
Canton Vernon
Intercommunality Portes de l'Eure
Government
 • Mayor (2014 –) Raul Tamudo
Area1 34.92 km2 (13.48 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 24,998
 • Density 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 27681 /27200
Elevation 10–148 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vernon is a commune in the department of Eure in the Normandy region in northern France.

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

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

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%
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%

See also

References

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