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Visit Evreux (Normandy, France) Photo Gallery Book a visit. 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.
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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.
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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.
Updated on 25 June 2020. Reading time: 2 minutes. Add to my bookmarks : Add to bookmark. Tucked away in the pretty Iton valley, Evreux often surprises visitors not only with its heritage but also with its douceur de vivre, aka relaxed French way of life, and warm welcome.
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