Eure ( ; ; or ) is a department in the administrative region of Normandy, northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2023, Eure had a population of 602,714.
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 Île-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 (814 feet) above it in the south.
Principal towns
The most populous commune is Évreux, the prefecture. As of 2023, there are 6 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants:
{| class=wikitable
! Commune
! Population (2023)
|-
| Évreux
| style="text-align: center;" | 49,360
|-
| Vernon
| style="text-align: center;" | 25,290
|-
| Louviers
| style="text-align: center;" | 18,705
|-
| Val-de-Reuil
| style="text-align: center;" | 13,245
|-
| Gisors
| style="text-align: center;" | 12,410
|-
| Pont-Audemer
| style="text-align: center;" | 10,023
|}
Demographics
Politics
The President of the Departmental Council is Sébastien Lecornu of La République En Marche!.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party || seats
|-
! style="background-color: " |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 12
|-
! style="background-color: " |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 11
|-
! style="background-color: " |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 7
|-
! style="background-color: " |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 4
|-
! style="background-color: " |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 4
|-
! style="background-color: " |
|New Centre ||align="right"| 3
|-
! style="background-color: " |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 2
|-
|}
Presidential elections 2nd round
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Winning candidate!!Party!!%!!2nd place candidate!!Party!!%
|-
|
|2022
|Emmanuel Macron
|LREM
|48.62
|Marine Le Pen
|RN
|51.38
|-
|style="background-color: " |
| 2017
| Emmanuel Macron
| LREM
| 54.35
| Marine Le Pen
| FN
| 45.65
|-
|style="background-color: " |
| 2012
| Nicolas Sarkozy
| UMP
| 52.45
| François Hollande
| PS
| 47.55
|-
|style="background-color: " |
| 2007
| Nicolas Sarkozy
| UMP
| 57.37
| Ségolène Royal
| PS
| 42.63
|-
|style="background-color: " |
| 2002!!Party
|-
|style="background-color: " |
| Eure's 1st constituency
| Christine Loir
| National Rally
|-
|style="background-color: " |
| Eure's 2nd constituency
| Katiana Levavasseur
| National Rally
|-
|style="background-color: " |
| Eure's 3rd constituency
| Kévin Mauvieux
| National Rally
|-
|style="background-color: " |
| Eure's 4th constituency
| Philippe Brun
| Socialist Party
|-
|style="background-color: " |
| Eure's 5th constituency
| Timothée Houssin
| National Rally
|}
Tourism
The main tourist attraction is Giverny 4 km (2½ miles) 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.
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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
References
External links
- Departmental Council website
- Prefecture website
- Eure Tourisme