Évreux

[ ey-vrœ ]

noun

1. A historic town of northern France, WNW of Paris.

Évreux

/ evrø /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Monstrelet relates that the bailiff of Evreux, sallying out without his greaves, had his leg badly broken by the kick of a horse.

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Lefebre took the Neubourg road so as to avoid Evreux and Louviers.

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Meanwhile, however, the French were besieging the fortresses of the county of Evreux.

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Nearly 150 years ago, the Count of Evreux built it for his aristocratic city residence.

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St Taurin is a somewhat dilapidated and cob-webby church, but it is certainly one of the interesting features of Evreux.

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