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| coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = List of sovereign states>Country| subdivision_name = FranceRegions of France>RegionNormandy (administrative region)>Normandy| established_title = | established_date = | founder = Prefectures in France>Prefecture| seat = ÉvreuxSubprefectures in France>Subprefectures| parts_style = paraLes AndelysBernay, Eure>Bernay| government_footnotes = Miscellaneous right>DVDList of presidents of departmental councils (France)>President of the Departmental CouncilWEBSITE=DATA.GOUV.FR, PLATEFORME OUVERTE DES DONNéES PUBLIQUES FRANçAISESLANGUAGE=FR, | unit_pref = Metric| area_magnitude = area|1}}| area_total_km2 = 6040| area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = population_total}}population_as_of}}population_footnotes2}}List of French departments by population>43rd| population_density_km2 = auto| population_demonym = | population_note = Departments of France>Department number| blank_info_sec1 = 27Arrondissements of France>Arrondissementsarrondissements of the Eure department>3Cantons in France>CantonsCantons of the Eure department>23Communes in France>CommunesCommunes of the Eure department>585Central European Time>CET| utc_offset1 = +1Central European Summer Time>CEST| utc_offset1_DST = +2| postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = FR-27| website = area|1}} French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2}}Eure ({{IPAc-en|ɜːr}} {{respell|ur}}; {{IPA-fr|œʁ}}) is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2021, Eure had a population of 598,934.Populations légales 2019: 27 Eure, INSEE

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. The name in fact is taken from the Eure river flowing mainly in this department.After the allied victory at Waterloo, Eure was occupied by Prussian troops between June 1815 and November 1818.In the wake of Louis-Napoléons December coup of 1851, Eure was one of the departments placed under a (:fr:État de siège (France)|state of emergency) in order to avert resistance to the post-republican régime. In the event fewer than 100 government opponents in Eure were arrested.(:fr:Jacques Olivier Boudon|Jacques Olivier Boudon), Les Bonaparte : regards sur la France impériale. La Documentation photographique, dossier 8073, janvier-février 2010, p. 11 (carte de Gilles Pécout)

Geography

Eure is part of the current region of Normandy and is surrounded by the departments of Seine-Maritime, Oise, Val-d’Oise, Yvelines, Eure-et-Loir, Orne, and Calvados. It also has a short coastline within the Atlantic Ocean across the Seine estuary. It is the only Normand department to border the region of ÃŽle-de-France.The department is a largely wooded plateau intersected by the valleys of the river Seine and its tributaries. The altitude varies from sea level in the north to 248 metres above it in the south.

Principal towns

The most populous commune is Évreux, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants:{| class=wikitable! Commune! Population (2019)| ÉvreuxVernon, Eure>VernonLouviersVal-de-ReuilGisorssplaf.free.fr/27his.html, Historique de l’Eure, Le SPLAF, WEB,www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4176909?geo=DEP-27, Évolution et structure de la population en 2016, INSEE, |graph-pos=bottom|11=1791|12=385,206|13=1801|14=402,796|15=1806|16=421,344|17=1821|18=416,178|19=1831|20=424,248|21=1841|22=425,780|23=1851|24=415,777|25=1861|26=398,661|27=1872|28=377,874|29=1881|30=364,291|31=1891|32=349,471|33=1901|34=334,781|35=1911|36=323,651|37=1921|38=303,159|39=1931|40=305,788|41=1936|42=303,829|43=1946|44=315,902|45=1954|46=332,514|47=1962|48=361,943|49=1968|50=383,385|51=1975|52=422,952|53=1982|54=462,323|55=1990|56=513,818|57=1999|58=541,054|59=2006|60=567,223|61=2011|62=588,111|63=2016|64=602,825}}

Politics

The President of the Departmental Council is Sébastien Lecornu of La République En Marche!.{| border=“1” cellpadding=“6” cellspacing=“0” style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;” style="background-color:#E9E9E9; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;“!colspan=2| Party || seats! style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}” |•Socialist Party (France)>Socialist Party align=“right“| 12! style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}” |Union for a Popular Movement > 11! style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}” |•Miscellaneous Left > 7! style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}” |•French Communist Party > 4! style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}” |Miscellaneous Right > 4! style="background-color: {{party color|New Centre}}” |New Centre > 3! style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}” |•Left Radical Party > 2“>

Presidential elections 2nd round {| class“wikitable”

!colspan=“2“|Election!!Winning Candidate!!Party!!%!!2nd Place Candidate!!Party!!%|2022 French presidential election>2022|Emmanuel MacronLa République En Marche!>LREM|48.62|Marine Le PenNational Rally>RN|51.382017 French presidential election>2017HTTP://WWW.INTERIEUR.GOUV.FR/ELECTIONS/LES-RESULTATS/PRESIDENTIELLES>TITLE=PRéSIDENTIELLESLAST=L’INTéRIEUR, interieur.gouv.fr, | Emmanuel MacronLa République En Marche!>LREM| 54.35| Marine Le PenNational Front (France)>FN| 45.652012 French presidential election>2012| Nicolas SarkozyUnion for a Popular Movement>UMP| 52.45| François HollandeSocialist Party (France)>PS| 47.552007 French presidential election>2007| Nicolas SarkozyUnion for a Popular Movement>UMP| 57.37| Ségolène RoyalSocialist Party (France)>PS| 42.632002 French presidential election>2002| Jacques ChiracRally for the Republic>RPR| 78.22| Jean-Marie Le PenNational Rally>FN| 21.78

Current National Assembly Representatives

{| class=“wikitable”!colspan=“2“|Constituency!!MemberWEB,www.assemblee-nationale.fr/, Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français, Assemblée, Nationale, Assemblée nationale, !!PartyEure’s 1st constituency| Séverine Gipson| La République En Marche!Eure’s 2nd constituency| Fabien Gouttefarde| La République En Marche!Eure’s 3rd constituency| Marie Tamarelle-Verhaeghe| La République En Marche!Eure’s 4th constituency| Bruno Questel| La République En Marche!Eure’s 5th constituency| Claire O’Petit| La République En Marche!

Tourism

The main tourist attraction is Giverny ({{convert|4|km|2|abbr=on}} from Vernon) where Claude Monet’s house and garden can be seen, as well as other places of interest (see external links, below).The Abbey of Bec and the Château-Gaillard near Les Andelys are other important tourist attractions.The Château of Buisson de May was built by the royal architect Jacques Denis Antoine from 1781 to 1783.File:Evreux beffroi.jpg|{{center|Évreux}}File:Chateau de Beaumesnil.jpg|{{center|Château de Beaumesnil}}File:Chateau-de-Gisors.jpg|{{center|Château de Gisors}}File:Giverny - maison Claude Monet01.jpg|{{center|Giverny: Claude Monet’s house}}File:LES ANDELYS.jpg|{{center|Les Andelys}}File:Louviers eglise.jpg|{{center|Louviers: Church of Notre-Dame de Louviers}}File:Chateau gaillon.jpg|{{center|Château de Gaillon}}

See also

• Cantons of the Eure department
• Communes of the Eure department
• Arrondissements of the Eure department
• Château d’Harcourt
• Château de Gisors

References

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External links

• {{in lang|fr}} Departmental Council website
• {{in lang|fr}} Prefecture website
• {{in lang|en}} Eure Tourisme

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