Évreux

Statistics
Région	Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy)
Département	Eure
Canton	seat of this place 4 cantons
Postal Code	27000
INSEE Code	27229
Altitude	lowest: 58 m highest: 146 m
Intercommunalité (2004)	Communauté d'agglomération d'Évreux
Area	26.45 km²/ 2,645 ha
Density	1,935.65/km²
Website:	www.evreux/fr

Évreux is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Eure département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). This city name originates from the gallic tribe if Eburovices (lit. Those which overcome by the yew?) (from Gaulish eburo-) The city is near the Iton river.

History

During the Ancien Régime, it was the seat of comté d'Évreux and évêché d'Évreux .

The city was heavily damaged during the Second World War, and most of its center was rebuilt.

Sites of interest

There are remains of some monuments dating back to the Middle Ages.

Administration

The communauté d'agglomération d'Évreux has 37 communes:

Angerville-la-Campagne , Arnières-sur-Iton , Aviron, Les Baux-Sainte-Croix , Boncourt , Le Boulay-Morin , Caugé , La Chapelle-du-Bois-des-Faulx , Cierrey , Dardez , Émalleville , Évreux, Fauville , Gauciel , Gauville-la-Campagne , Gravigny , Guichainville , Huest , Irreville , Le Mesnil-Fuguet , Miserey , Normanville , Parville , Le Plessis-Grohan , Reuilly , Sacquenville , Saint-Germain-des-Angles , Saint-Luc , Saint-Martin-la-Campagne , Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent , Saint-Vigor , Sassey , Tourneville , La Trinité , Le Val-David , Les Ventes et Le Vieil-Évreux .

• The canton d'Évreux-Est includes a part of Évreux and the communes of:

Fauville , Fontaine-sous-Jouy , Gauciel , Huest , Jouy-sur-Eure , Miserey , Saint-Vigor , Sassey , La Trinité , Le Val-David and Le Vieil-Évreux (pop: 20,045);

• The canton d'Évreux-Est includes a part of Évreux and the communes of: Aviron, Bacquepuis , Bernienville , Le Boulay-Morin , Brosville, La Chapelle-du-Bois-des-Faulx , Dardez , Émalleville , Gauville-la-Campagne , Graveron-Sémerville , Gravigny , Irreville , Le Mesnil-Fuguet , Normanville , Parville , Quittebeuf , Reuilly , Sacquenville , Sainte-Colombe-la-Commanderie , Saint-Germain-des-Angles , Saint-Martin-la-Campagne , Le Tilleul-Lambert , Tournedos-Bois-Hubert and Tourneville (pop: 25,014);
• The canton d'Évreux-Est includes a part of Évreux and the communes of:

Arnières-sur-Iton , Aulnay-sur-Iton , Caugé , Claville and Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent (pop: 18,123);

• The canton d'Évreux-Est includes a part of Évreux and the communes of:

Angerville-la-Campagne , Les Baux-Sainte-Croix , Guichainville , Le Plessis-Grohan , Saint-Luc and Les Ventes (pop:21,424).