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.department in
Normandy
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Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
in northern
France
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.
Geography
The commune along with another 69 communes shares part of a 4,747 hectare,
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...
conservation area, called
Risle, Guiel, Charentonne Risle, Guiel, Charentonne is a Natura 2000 site around the rivers and valleys of the Risle, Charentonne, Guiel and their tributaries and valleys of these rivers.
Geography
The area is 4,747 hectares in size and is mostly within the Eure departm ...
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Population
Notable person
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Augustin-Jean Fresnel
Augustin-Jean Fresnel (10 May 1788 – 14 July 1827) was a French civil engineer and physicist whose research in optics led to the almost unanimous acceptance of the wave theory of light, excluding any remnant of Isaac Newton, Newton's c ...
(1788–1827), physicist, was born in Broglie
See also
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Communes of the Eure department
The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France
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