Vernon, Eure
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Commune of Vernon |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Haute-Normandie |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Évreux |
| Canton | 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération des Portes de l'Eure |
| Mayor | Philippe Nguyen Thanh (2008 – 2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 10 m–148 m |
| Land area¹ | 34.92 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
24,056 |
| - Density | 689/km² (1999) |
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| 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Vernon is a commune in the département of Eure and the Haute-Normandie région of France. It lies on the banks of the Seine River, about midway between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The city is well-known for its production of aircraft and rocket engines by the SNECMA group. In the 1999 census, Vernon had a population of 24,056. The commune has a land area of 34.92 km² (13.483 sq mi).
[edit] History
[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 Philippe Auguste.
- 1204 - Construction of the castle of Vernon.
- 1227 - Saint-Louis comes to Vernon.
- 1415 - Vernon becomes English.
- 1449 - Vernon passes to France (king Charles VII).
- 1596 - 8 October, Henry IV came to the castle from Bizy.
- 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 came to Vernon.
- 1843 - Arrival of the railroad Paris-Rouen-Le Havre.
- 1858 - Building of the Saint-Louis Hospital.
- 1860 - Highwork 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 floods the city.
- 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
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[edit] External links
- Vernon - Official tourist board website in English
- Official website (in French)
- Unofficial website (in English and French)
- Vernon News Section of Giverny News (In French)
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