Évreux

[ ey-vrœ ]

/ eɪ vrœ /

A historic town of northern France, WNW of Paris.

Definition for evreux (2 of 2)

Eure

[ œr ]

/ œr /

a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.

He offered money to a Wizard of Evreux, then in prison, if he would bear such witness as might bring about the death of Madeline.

La Sorcire: The Witch of the Middle Ages |Jules Michelet
In the very heart of a wide-open bit of country lies Evreux, a pretty little commercial town.

Rambles in Normandy |Francis Miltoun
St Taurin is a somewhat dilapidated and cob-webby church, but it is certainly one of the interesting features of Evreux.

Normandy, Complete |Gordon Home
Come to Evreux and you may be perfectly certain that you won't be left an old maid all your life.

Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red Robe |Eugne Brieux

The Cathedral at Evreux is another of those edifices which gives one its best impression when first seen upon entering the city.

The Cathedrals of Northern France |Francis Miltoun

Eure

/ (French œr) /

a department of N France, in Haute-Normandie region. Capital: Évreux. Pop: 550 056 (2003 est). Area: 6037 sq km (2354 sq miles)

Évreux

/ (French evrø) /

an industrial town in NW France: severely damaged in World War II; cathedral (12th–16th centuries). Pop: 51 198 (1999)