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

Eure Eure ( ; ; or ) is a department in the administrative region of Normandy, northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2021, Eure had a population of 598,934.region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

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History

Antiquity

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, the town, attested in the fourth century AD, was named '' Mediolanum Aulercorum'', "the central town of the

Aulerci The Aulerci were a group of Gallic peoples dwelling in the modern region of Normandy, between the Loire (Liger) and the Seine (Sequana) rivers, during the Iron Age and the Roman period. They were divided into the Cenomani, the most powerful of ...

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

Gallia Lugdunensis () 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), possibly Roman Europe's major city west of ...

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 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 Caesar's civil wa ...

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.

Middle Ages

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. History Antiquity In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century AD, was named '' Mediolanum Aulercorum'', "the central town ...

were descended from an illegitimate son of

Richard I Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion () because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ru ...

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. These counts became extinct in the male line with the death of Count William in 1118 AD. The county passed by right of Agnes, William's sister and wife of

Simon I de Montfort Simon I of Montfort or Simon de Montfort ( – 25 September 1087) was a French nobleman. He was born in Montfort l'Amaury, near Paris, and became its Seigneur, lord. He was the son of Amaury I de Montfort and Bertrade. At his death he was buried ...

(died 1087 AD) 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, Northern France. It is located north of Rambouillet. The name comes from Amaury I de Montfort, the first ''seigneur'' (lord) of Montfort. Geography ...

. Amaury VI de Montfort-Évreux ceded the title in 1200 to King Philip II. Philip IV presented it in 1307 to his brother

Louis d'Évreux Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * ...

, for whose benefit

Philip the Long Philip V ( 1291 – 3 January 1322), known as the Tall (), was King of France and List of Navarrese monarchs, Navarre (as Philip II) from 1316 to 1322. Philip engaged in a series of domestic reforms intended to improve the management of the kingd ...

raised the county of Évreux into the

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

Navarre Navarre ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France. ...

by his marriage to

Joan II of Navarre Joan II (, , ; 28 January 1312 – 6 October 1349) was Queen of Navarre from 1328 until her death in 1349. Joan was the only surviving child of Louis I of Navarre and Margaret of Burgundy. Her father ascended the French throne as Louis X in ...

, daughter of Louis the Headstrong, and their son

Charles the Bad Charles II (, , , 10 October 1332 – 1 January 1387), known as the Bad, was King of Navarre beginning in 1349, as well as Count of Évreux beginning in 1343, holding both titles until his death in 1387. Besides the Kingdom of Navarre nestled in ...

and their grandson Charles the Noble were also kings of Navarre. The latter ceded his counties of Évreux,

Champagne Champagne (; ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, which demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, spe ...

and

Brie Brie ( ; ) is a soft cow's-milk cheese named after Brie (itself from Gaulish ''briga'', "hill, height"), the French region from which it originated (roughly corresponding to the modern of Seine-et-Marne). It is pale in colour with a slight gre ...

to King

Charles VI of France Charles VI (3 December 136821 October 1422), nicknamed the Beloved () and in the 19th century, the Mad ( or ''le Fou''), was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He is known for his mental illness and psychosis, psychotic episodes t ...

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 or 1428 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.

Modernity

The countship 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 Principality of Sedan ( French: ''Principauté de Sedan'') was an independent Protestant state centered on the Château de Sedan (now the city of Sedan) in the Ardennes. It was ruled by the Prince of Sedan ( French: ''Prince de 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 some ...

, son of

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. Évreux was heavily damaged during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, 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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Name

The French name is derived from the

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 ...

, a

Gallic tribe The Gauls (; , ''Galátai'') were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul (''Gallia''). They spoke Gaulish, a continental Celt ...

who inhabited the area. Their name comes from the

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''eburo'' meaning '

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'.''

Demographics

The inhabitants of Évreux are known as Ebroicians ().

Population

Catholicism

Évreux Cathedral Évreux Cathedral, otherwise the Cathedral of Our Lady of Évreux (), is a Catholic church located in Évreux, Normandy, France. The cathedral is a national monument and is the seat of the Bishop of Évreux. Building description The cathedr ...

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 The Council of Orléans may refer to any of several synods held in Orléans: * First Council of Orléans (511) * Second Council of Orléans (533) * Third Council of Orléans (538) * Fourth Council of Orléans (541) *Fifth Council of Orléans The Fif ...

in 511. The earliest parts of the present building, which is mostly Gothic, date from the eleventh century. The west façade and its two towers are mostly from the late

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

; 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.

Judaism

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) () 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, whose yeshiva he attended, and the pupil ...

as the "Prince of Évreux", one of the most celebrated tosafists;

Moses of Évreux Moses of Évreux (רבי משה מאיוורא) was a French tosafist, one of three brothers, and author of a siddur, who flourished at Évreux in Normandy in the first half of the thirteenth century. His father was Shneur of Évreux who left behin ...

, brother of Samuel, author of the

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; 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.

Sights

Évreux is situated in the pleasant valley of the

Iton The Iton () is a Rivers of France, river in Normandy, France, left tributary of the river Eure (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 subter ...

, 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.

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rebuilt the cathedral as an act of atonement to the Pope. Between 1194 and 1198, the conflict between Philippe Auguste and

Richard the Lion-hearted Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion () because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ru ...

damaged the new cathedral. The architecture of the present edifice shows this history, with its blend of Romanesque and Gothic 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 (), the Roman Gisacum, 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. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1895. The Église Saint-Taurin dates back to the 10th century.

Administration

* The

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (, ) is a consortium of communes in France, communes (municipality, municipalities) in France, created as a government structure by the Jean-Pierre Chevènement, Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of co ...

Évreux Portes de Normandie Évreux Portes de Normandie is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Évreux. It is located in the Eure department, in the Normandy region, northern France. It was created on 1 January 2017 by t ...

has 62 communes.

Cantons

Since 2015, Évreux is part of three

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: *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 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 Fr ...

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

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

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 France, o ...

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 France, officially the French R ...

Émalleville Émalleville () is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. Population The inhabitants are called ''Émallevillais''. See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure depart ...

, Gravigny, Irreville, Normanville, Reuilly, Saint-Germain-des-Angles and Saint-Vigor (pop: 28,128); *The canton of Évreux-3 includes a part of Évreux and the communes of: Angerville-la-Campagne, 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 France, officially the French R ...

, Fauville, Gauciel, Guichainville, Huest, Miserey, Le Plessis-Grohan, Saint-Luc, Sassey, La Trinité, Le Val-David and Le Vieil-Évreux (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 Jean-Louis Debré (; 30 September 1944 – 4 March 2025) was a French judge and politician who served as President of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and President of the Constitutional Council from 2007 to 2016.

, in some part due to the latter's friendship with

Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (, ; ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Pari ...

. In 2014,

Guy Lefrand Guy Georges Camille Lefrand (; born 11 March 1963) is a French politician who has served as Mayor of Évreux since 2014. He represented the 1st constituency of Eure in the National Assembly from 2009 to 2012, and again briefly in 2017, both tim ...

( 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 ''

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'' 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

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...

Geography

The city is on the

river.

Climate

Personalities

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 *

Esteban Ocon Esteban José Jean-Pierre Ocon-Khelfane (; born 17 September 1996) is a French racing driver who competes in Formula One for Haas F1 Team, Haas. Ocon won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix with Alpine F1 Team, Alpine. Born and raised in Normandy to ...

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

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* Denis Lhuillier, footballer * Joseph Mendes, footballer * Bernard Mendy, footballer * Élodie Mendy, basketball player *

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, economist * Edmond Doutté, sociologist, orientalist and Islamologist * Mathieu Bodmer, footballer * Jean-Luc Hees, president of the radio group

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, a singer of the ''Nouvelle scène'' trend * Didier Courrèges, an equestrian of the prestigious

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, Olympic winner with the French team in

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, tennis player * Ouleymata Sarr, footballer * Dayot Upamencano, footballer * Gérard Serée, artist * Jean-Yves Raimbaud, co-creator of

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with Philippe Traversat, creator of Oggy and the Cockroaches *J.W. Oliver. businessman

Twin towns – sister cities

Évreux is twinned with: *

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, Benin *

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, Russia *

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, England, United Kingdom * Rüsselsheim, Germany

References

External links

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

Tourism office of Evreux
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