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Vernon
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French commune in Eure, Normandy
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Vernon is a commune in France, situated in the Eure department within the Normandy region. It serves as the capital of the cantons of Vernon, Vernon-Nord, and Vernon-Sud, and is located in the arrondissement of Évreux. The town lies next to the Seine river and shares borders with Panilleuse, Blaru, Port-Villez, and Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer. Its official name is Vernon, and it has an area of 34.92 square kilometers with an elevation of 148 meters above sea level.
The population of Vernon is 25,290, of which 11,216 are male. The head of government is Sébastien Lecornu. The commune is twinned with Massa and Bad Kissingen. Its postal code is 27200.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Vernon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Les Andelys
- Population
- 25290
- Area
- 34.92
- Elevation
- 98
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Seine
- Capital of
- canton of Vernon
- Shares border with
- Vexin-sur-Epte
- Official website
- www.vernon27.fr
- Image
- Hôtel de Ville - Ville de Vernon.jpg
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- Commons category
- Vernon (Eure)
- topic's main category
- Category:Vernon (Eure)
- twinned administrative body
- Bad Kissingen
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Vernon (Eure)
- postal code
- 27200
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Vernon, Eure
- different from
- Vernon
- associated electoral district
- canton of Vernon
- male population
- 11216
- female population
- 12656
- P8168
- Spinifex
- native label
- Vernon
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-8-00-02-72-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Vernon ( French pronunciation: [vɛʁnɔ̃]; Norman: Vernoun) is a commune in the French department of Eure, region of Normandy, northern France. It lies on the banks of the river Seine on the departmental border with Yvelines, about midway between Paris and Rouen. Vernon–Giverny station – which also serves neighbouring Giverny and its world-renowned Maison Monet – has rail connections to both.
The town is known for its production of engines by the SNECMA group. It is also the hometown of current Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vernon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.