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 northern
France
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History
Formerly known as Noyon-sur-Andelle, it was renamed Charleval in honour of King Charles IX.
The Château de Charleval (begun 1570, unfinished, disappeared) was designed by
Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau
Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau, also given as Du Cerceau, DuCerceau, or Ducerceau (1510–1584) was a well-known French designer of architecture, ornament, furniture, metalwork and other decorative designs during the 16th century, and the founder ...
, who engraved his designs and published them in 1579.Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau, ''Le second volume des plus excellents Bastiments de France'' (Paris, 1579; reduced size reprint: Gregg International, 1972, ). See also Commons:Château de Charleval.
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (I) - Château, Charleval - WGA00432.jpg, Court facade
ChateauDeCharlevalJacquesAndrouetDuCerceau1579.jpg, General plan
Population
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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