Évreux is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Eure département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). This city name originates from the gallic tribe if Eburovices (lit. Those which overcome by the yew?) (from Gaulish eburo-) The city is near the Iton river.
History
During the Ancien Régime, it was the seat of comté d'Évreux and évêché d'Évreux .
The city was heavily damaged during the Second World War, and most of its center was rebuilt.
Sites of interest
There are remains of some monuments dating back to the Middle Ages.
Administration
The communauté d'agglomération d'Évreux has 37 communes:
Angerville-la-Campagne , Arnières-sur-Iton , Aviron, Les Baux-Sainte-Croix , Boncourt , Le Boulay-Morin , Caugé , La Chapelle-du-Bois-des-Faulx , Cierrey , Dardez , Émalleville , Évreux, Fauville , Gauciel , Gauville-la-Campagne , Gravigny , Guichainville , Huest , Irreville , Le Mesnil-Fuguet , Miserey , Normanville , Parville , Le Plessis-Grohan , Reuilly , Sacquenville , Saint-Germain-des-Angles , Saint-Luc , Saint-Martin-la-Campagne , Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent , Saint-Vigor , Sassey , Tourneville , La Trinité , Le Val-David , Les Ventes et Le Vieil-Évreux .
- The canton d'Évreux-Est includes a part of Évreux and the communes of:
Fauville , Fontaine-sous-Jouy , Gauciel , Huest , Jouy-sur-Eure , Miserey , Saint-Vigor , Sassey , La Trinité , Le Val-David and Le Vieil-Évreux (pop: 20,045);
- The canton d'Évreux-Est includes a part of Évreux and the communes of: Aviron, Bacquepuis , Bernienville , Le Boulay-Morin , Brosville, La Chapelle-du-Bois-des-Faulx , Dardez , Émalleville , Gauville-la-Campagne , Graveron-Sémerville , Gravigny , Irreville , Le Mesnil-Fuguet , Normanville , Parville , Quittebeuf , Reuilly , Sacquenville , Sainte-Colombe-la-Commanderie , Saint-Germain-des-Angles , Saint-Martin-la-Campagne , Le Tilleul-Lambert , Tournedos-Bois-Hubert and Tourneville (pop: 25,014);
- The canton d'Évreux-Est includes a part of Évreux and the communes of:
Arnières-sur-Iton , Aulnay-sur-Iton , Caugé , Claville and Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent (pop: 18,123);
- The canton d'Évreux-Est includes a part of Évreux and the communes of:
Angerville-la-Campagne , Les Baux-Sainte-Croix , Guichainville , Le Plessis-Grohan , Saint-Luc and Les Ventes (pop:21,424).