VERNON, EURE
'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).
The Tourism office of Vernon is also a very well preserved and somewhat crooked timber framed construction
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| History |
| 'Great Dates' |
| External links |
History
'Great Dates'
★ '750' - First mention to name Vernon by Pépin le Bref.
★ '1070' - Birth to Saint-Adjutor.
★ '1153' - Vernon is besieged by the king of France Louis VII.
★ '1196' - Vernon is joined at royal domain by Philippe Auguste.
★ '1204' - Construction to château de Vernon.
★ '1227' - The king Saint-Louis comes to Vernon.
★ '1415' - Vernon becomes english.
★ '1449' - Vernon becomes again french by the king Charles VII.
★ '1596' - '8 october', The king Henri IV is coming to Château de Bizy.
★ '1600' - Construction to Vieux-Moulin.
★ '1606' - the king Henri IV create a school.
★ '1723' - Creation to l''Avenue des Capucins'.
★ '1804' - Vernonnet is reattach to Vernon.
★ '1810' - Napoléon 1 is coming to Vernon.
★ '1843' - Arrival to railroad Line Paris-Le Havre via Rouen.
★ '1858' - Création to Saint-Louis Hospital.
★ '1860' - Highwork urbanism in the center by Suchet d'Albuféra.
★ '1862' - Création to Library.
★ '1895' - Inauguration to new Cityhall by Adolphe Barette.
★ '1897' - First séance to cinématography at Théatre de Vernon.
★ '1910' - Inondation to Seine river.
★ '1955' - Inauguration to Clemenceau Bridge.
★ '1966' - Création to highschool Georges Dumézil.
★ '1983' - First édition to Foire aux Cerises.
★ '1983' - Inauguration to A.G Poulain museum.
★ '1988' - '18 october', coming to François Mitterand.
★ '1992' - Inauguration to Espace Cuturel Philippe Auguste.
★ '1995' - Third election to Jean-Claude Asphe major.
★ '1996' - '30 june', coming to Hillary Clinton.
★ '2000' - 'october', coming to Bernadette Chirac
★ '2001' - Jean-Luc Miraux major to city face at Catherine Picard.
★ '2004' - '16 january', coming to Jean-Louis Borloo afin de restricturer les Boutardes.
★ '2004' - Le '29 january', coming to Alain Lambert.
★ '2006' - Le '26 january', coming to Nicolas Sarkosy
External links
★ Vernon, Pacy-sur-Eure, Giverney - Official tourist board website in English
★ Official website (in French)
★ Unofficial website (in English and French)
★ The website of the Partners of the Vernon - Giverny Tourist Office (In French, English and German)
★ Vernon News Section of Giverny News (In French)
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