Évreux () is a commune in and the capital of the department of

Eure Eure () is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2019, Eure had a population of 599,507.region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

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Geography

The city is on the Iton river.

Climate

History

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, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named ''

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'', "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area. Mediolanum was a small regional centre of the Roman province of

Gallia Lugdunensis Gallia Lugdunensis (French: ''Gaule Lyonnaise'') was a province of the Roman Empire in what is now the modern country of France, part of the Celtic territory of Gaul formerly known as Celtica. It is named after its capital Lugdunum (today's Lyon) ...

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, an ...

wintered eight legions in this area after his third campaigning season in the battle for Gaul (56-55 BC): Legiones VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII and XIV. The present-day name of ''Évreux'' originates from the Gallic tribe of

Eburovices The Eburovīcēs or Aulercī Eburovīcēs (Gaulish: *''Eburouīcēs/Eburowīcēs'', 'those who vanquish by the yew') were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the modern Eure department during the Iron Age and the Roman period. They were part of the Aule ...

, literally ''Those who overcome by the yew?'', from the

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ish root '' eburos''.

Counts of Évreux

The first known members of the family of the counts of

Évreux Évreux () is a commune in and the capital of the department of Eure, in the French region of Normandy. Geography The city is on the Iton river. Climate History In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named ...

were descended from an illegitimate son of

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, duke of

; these counts became extinct in the male line with the death of Count William in 1118. The county passed in right of Agnes, William's sister, wife of Simon de Montfort-l'Amaury (died 1087) to the house of the lords of

Montfort-l'Amaury Montfort-l'Amaury () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region, north central France. It is located north of Rambouillet. The name comes from Amaury I de Montfort, the first ''seigneur'' (lord) of Montfort. Geogra ...

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ceded the title in 1200 to King

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, whose successor

Philip the Fair Philip IV (April–June 1268 – 29 November 1314), called Philip the Fair (french: Philippe le Bel), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre as Philip I from 12 ...

presented it in 1307 to his brother

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, for whose benefit Philip the Long raised the county of Évreux into a

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in 1317. Philip d'Évreux, son of Louis, became king of

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by his marriage to

Joan II of Navarre Joan II (french: Jeanne; 28 January 1312 – 6 October 1349) was Queen of Navarre from 1328 until her death. She was the only surviving child of Louis X of France, King of France and Navarre, and Margaret of Burgundy. Joan's paternity was dubiou ...

, daughter of Louis the Headstrong, and their son

Charles the Bad Charles II (10 October 1332 – 1 January 1387), called Charles the Bad, was King of Navarre 1349–1387 and Count of Évreux 1343–1387. Besides the Pyrenean Kingdom of Navarre, Charles had extensive lands in Normandy, inherited from his father ...

and their grandson Charles the Noble were also

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. The latter ceded his counties of Évreux,

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and

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to King

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in 1404. In 1427 the county of Évreux was bestowed by King Charles VII on Sir

John Stewart of Darnley Sir John Stewart of Darnley, 1st Comte d'Évreux, 1st Seigneur de Concressault, 1st Seigneur d'Aubigny (1429) was a Scottish nobleman and famous military commander who served as Constable of the Scottish Army in France, supporting the French ag ...

(c. 1365–1429), the commander of his Scottish bodyguard, who in 1423 had received the seigniory of Aubigny, and in February 1427/8 he was granted the right to quarter the royal arms of France for his victories over the English. On Stuart's death before Orléans, during an attack on an English convoy, the county reverted to the crown. It was again temporarily alienated (1569–1584) as an appanage for Duke

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, and in 1651 was finally given to

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, in exchange for the Principality of Sedan. The most famous holder of the title is

Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne (2 August 1679 – 3 August 1753) was a French nobleman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. Given the title ''comte d'Évreux'' at birth, he later became a lieutenant of the King's armies. He is somet ...

, son of

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. Évreux was heavily damaged during the

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, and most of its centre was rebuilt. The nearby

Évreux-Fauville Air Base Évreux-Fauville Air Base (''Base aérienne 105 Évreux'' or BA 105) is a French Air and Space Force base located about 2 miles (3 km) east of the town of Évreux in the Eure ''département'', on the north side of the Route nationale 13 ...

was used by the

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until 1967, and since then by the

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Ecclesiastical history

Évreux Cathedral Évreux Cathedral, otherwise the Cathedral of Our Lady of Évreux (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Évreux), is a Catholic church located in Évreux, Normandy, France. The cathedral is a national monument and is the seat of the Bishop of Évre ...

has been the seat of the bishops of

since its traditional founder, Saint Taurin of Évreux, most probably working between 375 and 425; Bishop Maurusius was present at the Council of Orléans in 511. The earliest parts of the present building, which is mostly

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, date from the eleventh century. The west façade and its two towers are mostly from the late

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; the octagonal central tower dates from the late fifteenth century. Of especial note are the

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and its

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, the

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s in the

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s and the carved wooden screens of the side chapels. The church of the former abbey of St-Taurin is in part Romanesque. It has a choir of the 14th century and other portions of later date, and contains the thirteenth-century shrine of Saint Taurin. The episcopal palace, a building of the fifteenth century, adjoins the south side of the cathedral. The belfry facing the hôtel de ville also dates from the fifteenth century.

Centre of Jewish learning

In the Middle Ages, Évreux was one of the centres of Jewish learning,

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and S. Kahn (1906)
Évreux
''

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'' and its scholars are quoted in the medieval notes to the

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called the

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. The following rabbis are known to have lived at Évreux: Samuel ben Shneor, praised by his student

Isaac of Corbeil Isaac ben Joseph of Corbeil (died 1280) ( he, יצחק בן יוסף מקורבי"ל) was a 13th-century French rabbi and tosafist, best known as the author of ''Sefer Mitzvot Ḳatan.'' Biography Isaac was the son-in-law of R. Yechiel of Paris, ...

as the "Prince of Évreux", one of the most celebrated tosafists; Moses of Évreux, brother of Samuel, author of the Tosafot of Évreux; Isaac of Évreux; Judah ben Shneor, or Judah the Elder, author of liturgical poems; Meïr ben Shneor; Samuel ben Judah; Nathan ben Jacob, father of Jacob ben Nathan, who in 1357 copied the five

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with the

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for Moses ben Samuel.

Population

Its inhabitants are called ''Ébroïciens''.

Sights

Évreux is situated in the pleasant valley of the Iton, arms of which traverse the town; on the south, the ground slopes up toward the public gardens and the railway station. It is the seat of a bishop, and its cathedral is one of the largest and finest in France. The first cathedral was built in 1076, but destroyed in 1119 when the town was burned at the orders of

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to put down the Norman insurrection. He rebuilt the cathedral as an act of atonement to the Pope. Between 1194 and 1198, the conflict between

Philippe Auguste Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), byname Philip Augustus (french: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French ...

and

Richard the Lion-hearted Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was ov ...

damaged the new cathedral. The architecture of the present edifice shows this history, with its blend of Romanesque and

styles. As did many towns in the

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and

, Évreux and its cathedral suffered greatly from Second World War. At

Le Vieil-Évreux Le Vieil-Évreux is a ''commune'' in the Eure department and Normandy region of France. It is the site of the Gallo-Roman religious sanctuary Gisacum. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 ...

(lit. ''the old Évreux''), the Roman

Gisacum Gisacum was a Gallo-Roman religious sanctuary near the settlement of Mediolanum Aulercorum (Évreux) in the territory of the Eburovices"victors under the patronage of the yew". in northern Gaul (now Normandy). The site lies within the territory o ...

, southeast of the town, the remains of a Roman theatre, a palace, baths and an aqueduct have been discovered, as well as various relics, notably the bronze of ''

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'', which are now deposited in the museum of Évreux. *Évreux Cathedral *Hôtel de vill

*Église Saint-Tauri

Administration

* The

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté u ...

Évreux Portes de Normandie has 62 communes.

Cantons

Since 2015, Évreux is part of three cantons: *The

canton of Évreux-1 The canton of Évreux-1 is an administrative division of the Eure department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Évreux. It consists of the following communes: ...

includes a part of Évreux and the communes of:

Arnières-sur-Iton Arnières-sur-Iton (, literally ''Arnières on Iton'') is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure depa ...

and

Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent () is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of Fra ...

(pop: 24,125 in 2019); *The

canton of Évreux-2 The canton of Évreux-2 is an administrative division of the Eure department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Évreux. It consists of the following communes: ...

includes a part of Évreux and the communes of: Aviron, Le Boulay-Morin,

La Chapelle-du-Bois-des-Faulx La Chapelle-du-Bois-des-Faulx () is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes coo ...

Dardez Dardez () is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

, Émalleville,

Gravigny Gravigny () is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

, Irreville, Normanville, Reuilly, Saint-Germain-des-Angles and

Saint-Vigor Saint-Vigor () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes cooperate ...

(pop: 28,128); *The

canton of Évreux-3 The canton of Évreux-3 is an administrative division of the Eure department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Évreux. It consists of the following communes: ...

includes a part of Évreux and the communes of:

Angerville-la-Campagne Angerville-la-Campagne () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes c ...

, Les Baux-Sainte-Croix, Boncourt,

Cierrey Cierrey () is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes cooperate in the follow ...

Fauville Fauville () is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The commune ...

Gauciel Gauciel () is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

Guichainville Guichainville () is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes cooperate in the fo ...

Huest Huest () is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

Miserey Miserey () is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in Northern France. In 2017, it had a population of 629. History On 23 August 1944, the first Recon Platoon of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Bn., 30th Infantry Division was order ...

Le Plessis-Grohan Le Plessis-Grohan () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes coo ...

, Saint-Luc,

Sassey Sassey () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

, La Trinité,

Le Val-David Le Val-David () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinav ...

and

(pop: 22,912);

Mayors

Évreux has historically maintained socialist politics, with Roland Plaisance of the

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serving as mayor for over two decades (1977–2001). Plaisance was followed by Jean-Louis Debré, in some part due to the latter's friendship with

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. In 2014, Guy Lefrand ( UMP, centre-right) a former member of the

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, was elected mayor, with a mandate lasting six years.

Transport

The train station Gare d'Évreux-Normandie is on the railway line from ''

Gare Saint-Lazare The Gare Saint-Lazare (English: St Lazarus station), officially Paris-Saint-Lazare, is one of the six large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France. It serves train services toward Normandy, northwest of Paris, along the Paris–Le Hav ...

'' to

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, it is served by regular Intercity and regional rail services to both Paris and ''

''. There used to be two stations in Évreux, only one of which remains open to this day. The second station (Évreux-Nord) served the line from Évreux to

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Personalities

* Moses of Évreux was a French

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, and author of a

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, who flourished at Évreux in the first half of the thirteenth century *

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, Formula 1 racing driver * Abdoullakh Abouyedovich Anzorov, terrorist * Bintou Dieme, basketball player *

Joseph Gomis Joseph Gomis (born 2 July 1978) is a French former professional basketball player. Professional career Gomis started his professional career with ALM Évreux in 1996, playing there for five seasons. He spent the 2001–02 season with SLUC Nancy, ...

, basketball player * Michael Victor Evreux, Entrepreneur, and US businessman with ties to construction and precious metal markets. Born June 1961 in the United States. * Jean-Louis Hue (born 1949), writer, winner of the 1982 edition of the Prix Fénéon * Denis Lhuillier, footballer * Joseph Mendes, footballer *

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, footballer * Élodie Mendy, basketball player *

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, economist * Edmond Doutté, sociologist, orientalist and Islamologist *

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, footballer * Jean-Luc Hees, president of the radio group

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* Vincent Delerm, a singer of the ''Nouvelle scène'' trend *

Didier Courrèges Didier Courrèges (born 15 June 1960 in Évreux, Eure) is a high-level horse rider.

, an equestrian of the prestigious ''cadre noir'', Olympic winner with the French team in

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, tennis player * Ouleymata Sarr, footballer * Dayot Upamencano, footballer * Gérard Serée, artist *

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, co-creator of

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with Philippe Traversat, creator of Oggy and the Cockroaches

Twin towns – sister cities

Évreux is twinned with: *

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References

External links

City council website
(in French)
Photos of the Cathedral of Evreux

Tourism office of Evreux
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