Vergennes is Vermont's oldest city, established in 1788, and is also Vermont's first incorporated city. It is home to about 2,800 people, and covers approximately 1200 acres of land which was carved from the three neighboring Towns of Ferrisburgh, Panton and Waltham. Vergennes is located on Route 22A in Addison County, 25 miles south of Burlington and 12 miles north of Middlebury.

It features a picturesque downtown home to shops and restaurants.