Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc is a commune in the

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.department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in Normandy in northern France.

History

In 935 a big battle between William I, Duke of Normandy and Robert II took place near the town. The battlefield was called ''Champ-de-Bataille'' later and in the 17th century the Marshall of Créqui built a castle there.Château du Champ-de-Bataille
(french) The

Château du Champ de Bataille The Château du Champ-de-Bataille, is a château located in the Eure department of the French region of Upper Normandy. It's a Baroque castle lying between the communes of Neubourg and Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc, and in the ''Campagne du Neubourg'' ...

was owned by the Harcourt family and has formal gardens designed by Le Nôtre.

Population

Image:Chateauduchampdebataille.jpg, Château du Champ-de-Bataille Image:Chateau du Champ-de-Bataille.jpg, Detail of the garden of the castle

History

Population

See also