Vernon, Eure
Vernon (pronounced [vɛʁnɔ̃]) is a commune in the department of Eure in the Normandy region in northern France.
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Coordinates: 49°05′N 1°29′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Eure |
Arrondissement | Les Andelys |
Canton | Vernon |
Intercommunality | Portes de l'Eure |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015 –) | François Ouzilleau |
Area 1 | 34.92 km2 (13.48 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 23,872 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. |
It lies on the banks of the Seine River, 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
Personalities
- Tongo Hamed Doumbia, footballer
- Chantal Jouanno (born July 12, 1969), politician, former Secretary of State for Ecology.
- Jared Khasa, footballer
- Joseph Mallord William Turner (April 23, 1775 − December 19, 1851), Romantic landscape painter.
- Jeremy Thiry-Césaire (born October 5, 1980), politician, relative of the writer, poet and politician Aimé Césaire.
- Ousmane Dembélé, footballer
- Philippe Montanier, football manager
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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% |
Gallery
- 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
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vernon (Eure). |
- Vernon Vernon Web (In French)
- The town that liberated itself in 1944 Vernon, the town that liberated itself, in 1944 (a tale of the Resistance)
- Vernon - Official tourist board website in English
- Official website (in French)
- Vernon Unofficial website (in English and French)
- Vernon News Vernon Section of Giverny News (In French)
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