Vernon, Eure

Vernon
Vernon
Commune
	Old mill on the broken bridge
	Coat of arms
	Location of Vernon
	Vernon Vernon
	Coordinates:49°05′N1°29′E/ 49.09°N 1.49°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Les Andelys
Canton	Vernon
Intercommunality	Seine Normandie Agglomération
Government
• Mayor(2020–2026)	François Ouzilleau
Area 1	34.92 km2(13.48 sq mi)
Population (2021)	24,543
• Density	700/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)
	1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vernon(French pronunciation:[vɛʁnɔ̃];Norman:Vernoun) is acommunein theFrench departmentofEure,administrative regionofNormandy,northernFrance.

It lies on the banks of the riverSeine,about midway betweenParisandRouen.Vernon–Giverny stationhas rail connections to Rouen and Paris. The town is known for its production of engines by theSNECMAgroup.

History

Mentioned in a Latin written document asVernum,the /m/ at the end could be the last remains of theCelticmagus'plain' or 'market', or it is a simple latinization, and the origin is just the Celtic word*uerno,aldertree (Bretongwern,Welshgwern,Irishfern,modernFrenchverne).

The village gave its name to a family who took part in theNorman Conquest of England,and then became a British first name.

The village is home toÉtablissement Saint-Adjutor,a notable private school.

Important dates

750 – First mention of name Vernon byPepin the Short.
1070 – Birth ofSaint Adjutor.
1123 – Building of Vernon Castle^[3]
1153 – Vernon is besieged by kingLouis VII.
1196 – Vernon is joined to theroyal domainby KingPhilip II Augustus.
1227 –Saint-Louiscomes to Vernon.
1415 – Vernon becomes English.
1449 – Vernon passes to France (kingCharles VII).
1596 – 8 October,Henry IVvisits Bizy Castle.
1600 – Construction of the Vieux-Moulin (old mill).
1606 –Henry IVcreates a school.
1723 – Creation of theAvenue 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 Icomes to Vernon.
1843 – Arrival of theParis-Rouen-Le Havre railroad.
1858 – Building of the Saint-Louis Hospital.
1860 – Highworks urbanism in the centre by Suchet d'Albuféra.
1862 – Building of the library.
1895 – Inauguration of the new town hall by Adolphe Barette.
1897 – First cinema show at the Vernon Theatre.
1910 – TheSeineriver floods the town.
1946 – Arrival of 28 German scientists fromPeenemündeto develop French rockets.
1951 – First attempt to launch aVéroniquerocket (Vernonelectronic)[1]
1955 – Inauguration of the Clémenceau Bridge.
1966 – Building of the Georges Dumézil high school.
1983 – First edition of theFoire aux Cerises(cherry fair).
1992 – Building of the Espace Culturel Philippe Auguste.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	4,029	—
1800	5,202	+3.72%
1806	4,793	−1.36%
1821	4,812	+0.03%
1831	4,888	+0.16%
1836	5,301	+1.64%
1841	6,128	+2.94%
1846	5,204	−3.22%
1851	6,463	+4.43%
1856	7,674	+3.49%
1861	7,410	−0.70%
1866	7,787	+1.00%
1872	7,961	+0.37%
1876	7,636	−1.04%
1881	7,881	+0.63%
1886	8,164	+0.71%
1891	8,288	+0.30%
1896	8,492	+0.49%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	8,757	+0.62%
1906	8,667	−0.21%
1911	8,733	+0.15%
1921	8,814	+0.09%
1926	9,725	+1.99%
1931	10,621	+1.78%
1936	11,330	+1.30%
1946	11,242	−0.08%
1954	14,460	+3.20%
1962	17,247	+2.23%
1968	18,872	+1.51%
1975	22,422	+2.49%
1982	22,243	−0.11%
1990	23,659	+0.77%
1999	24,056	+0.19%
2007	24,598	+0.28%
2012	24,112	−0.40%
2017	23,872	−0.20%