Eure 90564 214851209 2008-05-25T15:57:39Z 85.183.216.4 Blason département fr Eure.svg {{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] {{Departments of France }} [[Category:Eure|*]] [[an:Eure]] [[frp:Ere (dèpartement)]] [[br:Eure (departamant)]] [[ca:Eure (departament)]] [[cv:Эр (департамент)]] [[ceb:Eure]] [[cs:Eure (departement)]] [[cy:Eure]] [[da:Eure]] [[de:Eure (Département)]] [[es:Eure]] [[eo:Eure]] [[eu:Eure]] [[fr:Eure (département)]] [[id:Eure]] [[it:Eure]] [[pam:Eure]] [[la:Ebura (praefectura Franciae)]] [[lt:Eras (departamentas)]] [[nl:Eure (departement)]] [[ja:ウール県]] [[no:Eure]] [[nn:Eure]] [[nrm:Eure (département)]] [[oc:Eure (departament)]] [[nds:Eure]] [[pl:Eure]] [[pt:Eure (departamento)]] [[ro:Eure]] [[ru:Эр (департамент)]] [[sk:Eure (departement)]] [[sl:Eure (departma)]] [[sr:Ер (департман)]] [[fi:Eure]] [[sv:Eure]] [[vi:Eure (tỉnh)]] [[tg:Департаменти Эр]] [[uk:Ер (департамент)]] [[zh:厄尔省]]