Eure
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{{Infobox_Department_of_France|
department=Eure|number=27|
region=[[Haute-Normandie]]|
prefecture=[[Évreux]]|
subprefectures=[[Les Andelys]]<br>[[Bernay, Eure|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=[[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]|
img_coa=Blason département fr Eure.svg|
}}
'''Eure''' is a [[departments of France|department]] in the north of [[France]] named after the [[Eure 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 [[provinces of France|province]] of [[Normandy]].
The local dialect of the [[Norman language]] is known as [[Augeron]].
== Geography ==
Eure is part of the current [[regions of France|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 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) 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.
<gallery>
Image:Chateau de Beaumesnil.jpg|<center>Chateau de Beaumesnil</center>
Image:Chateau-de-Gisors.jpg|<center>Chateau de Gisors</center>
Image:Giverny - maison Claude Monet01.jpg|<center>Giverny-Claude Monet's house</center>
</gallery>
==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==
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.cg27.fr/ General Council website]
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.eure.pref.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website]
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.ville-arnieressuriton.debithost.net/ Village Arnières sur Iton website]
* {{en icon}} [http://giverny.org/ Giverny Vernon : In the Heart of Impressionism]
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