Vervins

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Subprefecture in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vervins

(2020–2026) Jean-Marc Prince^[1]Area

10.35 km² (4.00 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,600 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

02789 /02140

Elevation120–208 m (394–682 ft)
(avg. 147 m or 482 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vervins (French pronunciation: [vɛʁvɛ̃]; Dutch: 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.^[3] 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.^[4] The Peace of Vervins was signed here in 1598, ending a war between France and Spain.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	3,100	—
1800	2,827	−1.31%
1806	2,872	+0.26%
1821	2,683	−0.45%
1831	2,555	−0.49%
1836	2,571	+0.12%
1841	2,677	+0.81%
1846	2,754	+0.57%
1851	2,704	−0.37%
1856	2,505	−1.52%
1861	2,519	+0.11%
1866	2,732	+1.64%
1872	2,934	+1.20%
1876	3,102	+1.40%
1881	3,202	+0.64%
1886	3,215	+0.08%
1891	3,233	+0.11%
1896	3,351	+0.72%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	3,298	−0.32%
1906	3,187	−0.68%
1911	3,206	+0.12%
1921	3,119	−0.27%
1926	3,151	+0.20%
1931	2,959	−1.25%
1936	2,903	−0.38%
1946	2,720	−0.65%
1954	2,731	+0.05%
1962	2,735	+0.02%
1968	2,833	+0.59%
1975	2,916	+0.41%
1982	2,721	−0.98%
1990	2,663	−0.27%
1999	2,653	−0.04%
2007	2,688	+0.16%
2012	2,561	−0.96%
2017	2,552	−0.07%

Source: EHESS^[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Vilpion (H01-0410)".
^ Benjamin Saint Jean Vitus (1999). "Vervins". Revue archéologique de Picardie. 16: 139. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vervins, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE