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The Eure (; ) is a
river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
between
Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
and Centre-Val de Loire in north-western
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
, left tributary of the Seine. It is long. It rises at Marchainville in the
Orne Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.department and joins the Seine near
Pont-de-l'Arche Pont-de-l'Arche () is a commune of the Eure ''département'' in France. Notable monuments include the parish church of Notre-Dame-des-Arts, which was built in the late Flamboyant style. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department T ...
. Two departments are named after the Eure, namely Eure and
Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir (, locally: ) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.Orne Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.Marchainville, La Lande-sur-Eure,
Neuilly-sur-Eure Neuilly-sur-Eure (, literally ''Neuilly on Eure'') is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Longny les Villages.Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir (, locally: ) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.Courville-sur-Eure, Saint-Georges-sur-Eure, Fontenay-sur-Eure, Chartres, Saint-Prest,
Maintenon Maintenon () is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located southwest of the center of Paris. Maintenon, together with the neighbouring commune of Pierres, form an urban area of 7,075 inhabitants (2017).Nogent-le-Roi Nogent-le-Roi () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Eure-et-Loir in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region in France. It is located 27 kilometres north of Chartres and 18 kilometres south-east ...
, Mézières-en-Drouais, Cherisy,
Anet Anet () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It lies 14 km north-northeast of Dreux between the rivers Eure and Vesgre, the latter flowing into the former some 4 km no ...
. * Eure (27):
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 ...
,
Ivry-la-Bataille Ivry-la-Bataille () is a commune in the Eure Department in the Normandy region in northern France. Ivry-la-Bataille was formerly known as Ivry. History King Henry IV of France won the Battle of Ivry near Ivry on 14 March 1590. The place was re ...
, Garennes-sur-Eure, Bueil, Merey,
Pacy-sur-Eure Pacy-sur-Eure (, literally ''Pacy on Eure'') is a commune in the Eure department, Normandy, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regi ...
, Ménilles,
Chambray Chambray () is a commune in the Eure department of northern France, 13 km northeast of Évreux on the north bank of the river Eure. The Château de Chambray, in the north of the commune, is the ancestral home of the Marquis de Venevelles ...
, Croisy-sur-Eure,
Autheuil-Authouillet Autheuil-Authouillet () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. It was the home of Simone Signoret and Yves Montand Ivo Livi (), better known as Yves Montand (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), was an Italia ...
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Acquigny Acquigny () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories i ...
,
Louviers Louviers () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in north-western France. Louviers is from Paris and from Rouen. Population History Prehistory In the area around Louviers, cut stones from the Paleolithic era have been foun ...
,
Le Vaudreuil Le Vaudreuil () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. On 15 April 1969 the commune of Notre-Dame-du-Vaudreuil was joined with that of Saint-Cyr-du-Vaudreuil to form the present Le Vaudreuil. A bronze statue of the ...
, Val de Reuil,
Pont-de-l'Arche Pont-de-l'Arche () is a commune of the Eure ''département'' in France. Notable monuments include the parish church of Notre-Dame-des-Arts, which was built in the late Flamboyant style. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department T ...
,
Martot Martot () is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Eure and Seine. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 ...
. Its main tributaries are the Avre, the
Iton Iton () is a river in Normandy, France, left tributary of the river Eure. It is long. Its source is near Moulins-la-Marche. For about 10 km between Orvaux and Glisolles, it disappears and pursues a subterranean course. The Iton flows t ...
and the Blaise from the left and the Voise, the Drouette and the Vesgre from the right.


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