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

Recently sentenced for burglary by the judicial tribunal in Evreux on May 10, he is also under investigation for an attempted organized homicide in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray and a kidnapping that resulted in death.

From Seattle Times

The convoy was transporting Amra back to jail in the Normandy town of Évreux after a hearing with an investigator in Rouen when it was ambushed on the A154 freeway.

From Seattle Times

The prisoner was being transported between a courthouse in Évreux and a prison in Rouen when men armed with “heavy weapons” attacked the van he was in, Mr. Dupond-Moretti said.

From New York Times

Mr. Amra had been found guilty of theft by breaking and entering by a court in Évreux last week, and he had also been under investigation in Marseille, a southern Mediterranean city, in connection to a kidnapping and homicide case.

From New York Times

The attack occurred as the convoy was returning to Évreux jail after a court hearing in Rouen, according to French outlet BFMTV.

From Seattle Times