Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton (, literally ''Verneuil of

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and of

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 thro ...

'') is a

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in the

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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.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of

Verneuil-sur-Avre Verneuil-sur-Avre (, literally ''Verneuil on Avre'') is a former commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton. History Following the revolt of the ...

(the seat) and Francheville.Arrêté préfectoral
3 August 2016

Verneuil-sur-Avre station Gare de Verneuil-sur-Avre is a railway station serving the town of Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure, in northwestern France. The station is served by regional trains to Argentan, Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, wit ...

has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granville.

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