Vervins Explained

Vervins
Commune Status:Subprefecture
Image Coat Of Arms:Heraldique blason ville fr vervins.svg
Arrondissement:Vervins
Canton:Vervins
Insee:02789
Postal Code:02140
Mayor:Jean-Marc Prince[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Thiérache du Centre
Coordinates:49.8358°N 3.91°W
Elevation M:147
Elevation Min M:120
Elevation Max M:208
Area Km2:10.35

Vervins (in French pronounced as /vɛʁvɛ̃/; Dutch; Flemish: Wervin) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. It lies between the small streams Vilpion and Chertemps, which drain towards the Serre. It is surrounded by the communes of Fontaine-lès-Vervins, La Bouteille, Landouzy-la-Cour, Thenailles, Hary, Gercy, and Voulpaix.

Vervins was mentioned as Verbinum in the 3rd century Antonine Itinerary. A Roman theatre has been excavated in the 1870s.[2] The Peace of Vervins was signed here in 1598, ending a war between France and Spain.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Revue archéologique de Picardie. Vervins. Benjamin Saint Jean Vitus. 1999. 16. 139. 16 November 2018.