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.