Eure
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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 |
| Statistics | |
| 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 river Eure.
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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.
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.
Politics
The President of the General Council is Jean-Louis Destans of the Socialist Party.
| Party | seats | |
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| • | Socialist Party | 12 |
| Union for a Popular Movement | 11 | |
| • | Miscellaneous Left | 7 |
| • | French Communist Party | 4 |
| Miscellaneous Right | 4 | |
| New Centre | 3 | |
| • | Left Radical Party | 2 |
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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See also
- Cantons of the Eure department
- Communes of the Eure department
- Arrondissements of the Eure department
- Château d'Harcourt
- Château de Gisors
External links
- (French) General Council website
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) Village Arnières sur Iton website
- (English) Giverny Vernon : In the Heart of Impressionism
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