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Évreux ( French pronunciation: [evʁø] ⓘ) is a commune in and the capital of the department of Eure, in the French region of Normandy . History. Antiquity. Wall fragment with fresco of a Gallo Roman man, from Évreux, 250-275 AD.
The town of Evreux is pleasant to visit, and although it is best known for its two most important monuments - the cathedral and the episcopal palace - you will also find several other monuments of interest and enjoy a stroll along the river banks.
Capital of the Eure département, Evreux has retained a great many of its historic buildings, with its imposing and magnificent cathedral dominating the town to this day, despite the damage inflicted upon the town in World War II.
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- Évreux Cathedral. Constructed from chalk and with an exceptionally intricate facade on the north side, the town’s cathedral has to be top of your list.
- Bishops’ Palace. Attached to the cathedral by a passageway is the Bishops’ Palace, commissioned by Raoul du Fou in the 1400s. It’s a listed “monument historique” and was built on the Gallo-Roman wall.
- Musée d’Évreux. Inside that spectacular episcopal palace is the town’s museum, mapping Évreux’s history and archaeology. There’s also a seriously rich art exhibition, with paintings from the 17th to the 20th centuries by Nicolas Maes, Boudin, Jongkind, Soulages and Fernand Léger, as well as sculpture by Rodin.
- Beffroi d’Évreux. It’s not often that you encounter a traditional belfry in this part of the country; in fact the Beffroi d’Évreuxby the water on Place du Général-de-Gaulle is one of France’s southernmost belfries, as nearly all the rest are in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
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Évreux, town, capital of Eure département, Normandy région, northern France. It lies west-northwest of Paris, in a pleasant valley on branches of the Iton River, which is a tributary of the Eure. Évreux was a flourishing city during the Gallo-Roman period. Its bishopric dates from the 4th century.
A former Gallo-Roman town, episcopal city and capital of Eure, the commune of Évreux, on the banks of the Iton, is dominated by the towers of its Gothic cathedral and 15th-century belfry, and boasts an important architectural and artistic heritage.
