- Eure
Infobox_Department_of_France
department=Eure|number=27
region=Haute-Normandie
prefecture=Évreux
subprefectures=Les Andelys
Bernay
population=541,054|pop_date=1999|pop_rank=44th|density=90
area=6040|area_scale=9
arrond=3|cantons=43|communes=675
president=Jean-Louis Destans |pres_party=PS
img_coa=Blason département fr Eure.svgEure is a department in the north of
France named after theEure River .History
Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the
French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province ofNormandy .The local dialect of the
Norman language is known asAugeron .Geography
Eure is part of the current region of
Haute-Normandie and is surrounded by the departments ofSeine-Maritime ,Oise ,Val-d'Oise ,Yvelines ,Eure-et-Loir ,Orne , andCalvados .The department is a largely wooded plateau cut by the valleys of the
Seine River and its tributaries.The altitude varies from sea level to 248 meters in the south.
Tourism
The main tourist attraction is
Giverny (4 km from Vernon) whereClaude Monet 's house and garden can be seen, as well as other places of interest (see Websites, below).The
Abbey of Bec and theChâteau-Gaillard near Les Andelys are other important tourist attractions.ee also
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Cantons of the Eure department
*Communes of the Eure department
*Arrondissements of the Eure department
*Château d'Harcourt
*Château de Gisors External links
* [http://www.cg27.fr/ General Council website]
* [http://www.eure.pref.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website]
* [http://www.ville-arnieressuriton.debithost.net/ Village Arnières sur Iton website]
* [http://giverny.org/ Giverny Vernon : In the Heart of Impressionism]
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