Eure: Monet's Giverny and the Seine Valley
Eure occupies the portion of Normandy closest to Paris. Giverny, where Claude Monet lived from 1883 until his death in 1926 and created the water lily pond that inspired his most famous paintings, is the department's best-known site. Evreux, the prefecture, has a cathedral with stained glass spanning five centuries.
Les Andelys is overlooked by the ruins of Chateau Gaillard, built by Richard the Lionheart in 1196-1198 to defend Normandy from the French king. Vernon and Louviers are the main secondary towns. The Seine winds through the department in wide meanders. The Bec-Hellouin abbey, founded in 1034, was one of the most influential monasteries in medieval Europe, producing two Archbishops of Canterbury. The population is about 601,000.
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Eure occupies the portion of Normandy closest to Paris. Giverny, where Claude Monet lived from 1883 until his death in 1926 and created the water lily pond that inspired his most famous paintings, is the department's best-known site. Evreux, the prefecture, has a cathedral with stained glass spanning five centuries.
Les Andelys is overlooked by the ruins of Chateau Gaillard, built by Richard the Lionheart in 1196-1198 to defend Normandy from the French king. Vernon and Louviers are the main secondary towns. The Seine winds through the department in wide meanders. The Bec-Hellouin abbey, founded in 1034, was one of the most influential monasteries in medieval Europe, producing two Archbishops of Canterbury. The population is about 601,000.
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