Eure
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| Coat of arms of the Eure department | |
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| Department number: | 27 |
| Region: | Haute-Normandie |
| Prefecture: | Évreux |
| Subprefectures: | Les Andelys Bernay |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 43 |
| Communes: | 675 |
| President of the General Council: | Jean-Louis Destans PS |
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| Population | Ranked 44th |
| -1999 | 541,054 |
| Population density: | 90/km2 |
| Land area¹: | 6040 km2 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. | |
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the Eure River.
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[edit] History
Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Normandy.
[edit] Geography
Eure is part of the current region of Haute-Normandie and is surrounded by the departments of Seine-Maritime, Oise, Val-d'Oise, Yvelines, Eure-et-Loir, Orne, and Calvados.
The department is a largely wooded plateau intersected by the valleys of the Seine River and its tributaries.
The altitude varies from sea level to 248 metres in the south.
[edit] Tourism
The main tourist attraction is Giverny (4 km from Vernon) where Claude Monet's house and garden can be seen, as well as other places of interest (see Websites, below).
The Abbey of Bec and the Château-Gaillard near Les Andelys are other important tourist attractions.
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[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Eure department
- Communes of the Eure department
- Arrondissements of the Eure department
- Château d'Harcourt
- Château de Gisors
[edit] External links
- (French) General Council website
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) Village Arnières sur Iton website
- (English) Giverny Vernon : In the Heart of Impressionism
