Eure
Eure (/ɜːr/ ur; French pronunciation: [œʁ]) is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2019, Eure had a population of 599,507.
Eure | |
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Claude Monet's garden and water-lily pond in Giverny, near Yvelines, subject of a series of famous paintings | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Eure in France | |
| Coordinates: 49°5′N 1°0′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Prefecture | Évreux |
| Subprefectures | Les Andelys Bernay |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Sébastien Lecornu (LREM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,040 km2 (2,330 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 598,934 |
| • Rank | 43rd |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 27 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 23 |
| Communes | 585 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
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