Vernon, Eure
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Location within Upper Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Évreux |
| Intercommunality | Portes de l'Eure |
| Mayor | Philippe Nguyen Thanh (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 10–148 m (33–486 ft) |
| Land area1 | 34.92 km2 (13.48 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 24,998 (2008) |
| - Density | 716 /km2 (1,850 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27681/ 27200 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 49°05′33″N 1°29′09″E / 49.0925°N 1.4858°E
Vernon is a commune in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie 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.
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[edit] History
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1027 - 1030 : Mention 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, Irish fern).
The village gave its name to a family who took part to the Norman Conquest of England and then became a British first name.
[edit] 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 the 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 the Bizy Castle.
- 1600 - Construction of the Vieux-Moulin (old mill).
- 1606 - Henry IV creates a school.
- 1723 - Creation of the l'Avenue des Capucins.
- 1804 - Vernonnet is attached to Vernon.
- 1810 - Napoleon I comes to Vernon.
- 1843 - Arrival of the railroad Paris-Rouen-Le Havre.
- 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 cityhall by Adolphe Barette.
- 1897 - First cinema show at the Theatre from Vernon.
- 1910 - The Seine river overfloods the city.
- 1946 - Arrival of 28 German scientists from Pennemünde to develop French rockets.
- 1951 - First attempt to launch a Veronique-rocket (Vernonelectronic) [1]
- 1955 - Inauguration of the Clemenceau Bridge.
- 1966 - Building of the Georges Dumézil highschool .
- 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 Réali and Patrick Chesnais in historic city.
- 2010 - 6 August, visit from Woody Allen, Rachel McAdams, Owen Wilson, Adrian Brody produce film Midnight in Paris à Giverny.
- 2010 - 14 December, visit from Nicolas Sarkozy, Bruno Le Maire, Valérie Pécresse, Eric Besson, Louis Gallois at Snecma
[edit] 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% |
[edit] Personalities
- Tongo Hamed Doumbia, footballer
- Chantal Jouanno (born July 12, 1969), politician, former Secretary of State for Ecology.
- 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.
[edit] Gallery
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Collégiale Notre-Dame (now Parish Church)
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Tour des archives (Philippe Auguste's Keep)
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Maison du Temps Jadis (Medieval House)
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Corner of Rue du Pont and Rue Carnot
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Museum
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Place Barette
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Hôtel de ville (Town Hall)
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Tomb of Saint Mauxe
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War memorial
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Pont Clémenceau
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Place Charles de Gaulle's Market Day
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Espace Philippe-Auguste-Culture Centre
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- 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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