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Heritage in Evreux, Évreux (2026)

30/01/2022

Tell me a history about... the City Hall of Évreux. 🏛️

It is this imposing monument of limestone and brick, 65 meters long, standing in the heart of Evreux that we call the City Hall. Since its inauguration in 1895, the place has known many periods and powers before becoming what it is today :

Long before its construction, the original location was that of a Castellum, a fortification from antiquity during the Gallo-Roman period. Although the various buildings that remained on the site were demolished several times, the site has always retained the presence of a castle over time. 🏰

Before talking about the building today, let's look back at its history:

In 1108, Helvise, wife of the County of Evreux, ordered the destruction of the Castellum, then an immediate reconstruction of another castle on the spot. After multiple razings and rebuildings between 1194 and 1462 , Eleanor, Duchess of Bouillon, had the medieval castle demolished in 1652 in favor of a two-story building, which was again demolished in 1780, due to the presence of major cracks in the foundations. ⛏️
Finally, in 1793, the castle was acquired by the Marquis of Dauvet, then by the Municipality in 1836. 🛒🗝️

40 years later, in 1877, a competition was organized by the Mayor, following the testimony 📜 and will of his former deputy, Olivier Delhomme : to rebuilt a new City Hall. In total, twenty-five projects were submitted, and only one was chosen: that of the Parisian architect Thierry-Ladrange. In 1891, the 1st foundation stone ceremony was organized, followed by 5 years of work, for the inauguration of the City Hall in 1895. 🎆🎇

Concerning the current building, designed in a neo-classical style, it faces the monumental fountain of the city. ⛲ It covers more than 900m² and has decorations in honor of the city on its facade. Surrounding the main staircase, a memorial honour roll paying tribute to the fallen Ebroïcians was supposed to be erected in 1920. Although with great difficulty, it was finally erected on July 24, 1921 due to problems with its representation and the costs involved. As for the highlight places of the building, there is the wedding hall, decorated by the Ebroïcian painter Charles Denet 🎨🖌️, representing all the symbols linked to marriage and its values, and the city council room, where eight blazons, each one recounting the history of Évreux, adorn the room.

Although it is recent, the building has received great distinctions, among which we can count the ceremony of awarding the Legion of Honor to the city in 1943, and the city hall can boast of having received the former French President Millerand in 1923, as well as General De Gaulle in 1944 and 1960 ! 🇫🇷

If you want to learn more, we recommend this short video on the City Hall of Evreux, to serve as an introduction to the building : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-U2VPeDKik&ab_channel=Villed%27Evreux

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Maxence L.

30/01/2022

Explain to me... A museum in Evreux 📚📍🏛

Have you heard about the Art, History and Archeology museum of Evreux ?

Created in 1873, this fifteen-century monument is a former bishop’s residence directly connected to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. ⛪️✝️
It was built near the cathedral to welcome the bishops during the Middle Ages and has been modified multiple times until the 20th century.

Nowadays, its proximity to the cathedral is a factor of attractiveness as well as its history as former bishop’s residence.
Classified in Historic Monument list due to its magnificent architecture, the museum is also certified Museum of France. 📜✒️

Inside, there are approximately 1500m² of exhibition space distributed on 4 levels.
Two rooms are dedicated to local history and the others to archeological collections.
From here, you will be able to discover the historic rooms, decorated with impressive chimneys which immerse yourself in a unique environment. The stairs guide you to the roundabout path, making you feel even more this special atmosphere. 👀

Many temporary expositions are taking place during the year and the museum participates in various national events, like the Night of Museums or the European Heritage Day. 🇫🇷🇪🇺
The 4th level is an underground created in 1985 which contains a gallo-roman wall and is dedicated to the Prehistory and Antiquity.

The museum is free and opened every day except on Monday. There are guided tours the 1st Sunday of each month. ⏳☎️
To contact the museum : 02 32 31 81 90

Let's see you soon to keep going our time travel in Evreux !

Alexandre N.

30/01/2022

Explain to me… A Cathedral in Evreux 📍🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼

This Cathedral has a lot of mysterious and bad stories. 👻

Constructed before the 10 centuries, this building suffered a lot of fire. In fact, wen can numbering around 5 and one hurricane. The first fire happened on the 11 centuries, we don’t really know the reason… 🔥❓

After that, on the 12 centuries, an another fire happened. 6 years later, the cathedral was rebuilt between 1125 and 1140. And there is an other fire in 1194. 🔥🔥

During the Hundred Years’ war In 1356, it’s burn but this time the reconstruction happened only under the reign of Louis XI. Follow a lot renovation work. 🛠🏚

A fire happened during the World War Two.

To ending with those sad stories, a hurricane came on the city of Evreux and destroyed a part of the Cathedral. 🌪💨

So if you are in love with myths and mysterious things 🥰, I invite you to discover this marvelous place 🤩, I also advice you to visit it by yourself or with a guide. 👨🏼‍🏫👩🏼‍🏫

You can enjoy of a visit during 120min. You also can come in groups because there is group receptions between 20 and 50 people. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧

There is another way to immerse yourself in this wonderful cathedral, you can participate at the Sunday Masses. 📖

📆 Sunday Masses :

⏰ The masses are on the Sunday at 10:30 am. Or during all the week at 6:30 pm. (Not during Saturday)

📍Location

19 rue Charles Corbeau, 27000 Evreux

You can find it near to the Museum of Evreux

☎️💻 Contact information

For another information I suggest you to go on http://paroisse-cathedrale-evreux27.over-blog.fr/

and

Cathédrale Notre Dame à EVREUX • Le Comptoir des Loisirs - Evreux

Or ☎️ : 02.32.33.06.57 (Cathedral)

and

02 32 24 04 43 (Comptoir des loisirs) — à Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Évreux.

Let’s see you soon, to keep going our time travel in Evreux ! 👋🏼

Maëlane R.

23/01/2022

Explain to me… a theater in Evreux ! 📸😁
Do you know where is the Theater of Evreux? 📍It’s a wonderful place, I’m sure you already saw it. It’s very close of the town Hall and behind a magnificent tree. The history of the theater is very important because it was a wish of Josephine de Beauharnais to have a theater very big in the city. She gave a lot of money for its construction in 1812. She donated 15 000 francs. She lived during several years in Evreux because Napoleon the first exile her. Do you know why? Because she couldn’t have children and it was a very important issue between both of us. She lived in a castle in Navarre where she organized a lot of parties. The story said she never came in the theater. 😱

In February 1896, the city council decided to destroy the theater to build another one. They organized a competition between different architects, and they choose the best one who respect the most the directives. Léon Legendre was chosen thanks to his originality. He had a budget of 250 000 francs. The works was between 1900 and 1904. A lot of artists worked on the project like Miserey, Charles Denet, Carpezat… 🎨🤗

It stayed open until 2006. The city council decided to restore the theater. They improve the foundations, paintings, seats… And they created a new part, with integral glass which is very wonderful and bring a lot of lights.

The theater isn’t accessible every day, but if you want to watch inside you can enjoy representation organized by the Tangram. The programming is for everyone and in a décor incredible. 🚨🥰

Rémi D.

11/01/2022

Explain to me… A belfry in Evreux 📍🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏾‍♀️

Let’s cross centuries together to discover Evreux heritage history! ⏳

Maybe, all the days, you walk 👣 in the streets of Évreux towards the office. But have you ever take 5 minutes to admire the belfry ? 🕗

The belfry is a monument usually present in the North of France, in Belgium or in South Netherlands. Why there is a Belfry in Normandy ? Here is the explanation. ⬇️

In 1403, The Ebroicienne Emerging Bourgeoisie built a tower to accommodate the clock which was installed in a fortification tower. This choice was operated to punctuate the habitant’s working day by giving them the time. In 1410, a bel 🔔 baptized « La Louyse » in honor of Louis, the godfather, son of Charles VI was installed inside. In 1481, they decided to demolish it because it not responded anymore to their expectations ❌ .

From 1490 to 1497 under the leadership of the architect-bricklayer, it was rebuilt 🛠 with Natural flimp and the bell regaining its place. A Flamboyant Gothic monument of 44 meters high emerged from the ground.

In 1862, The Clock tower was classified as historical monument 🎖 .

Nowadays, the term of Belfry to designate it is use but it wasn’t the case in the past. In fact, this monument was called the Clock Tower. No matter the term, it’s today a essential monument of the Eure Capital. To continue the highlighted of it, an agreement of lighting 💡 was signed in 2005 between the town of Evreux and the French Electricity Foundation.⚡️

Let’s see you soon, to keep going our time travel in Evreux ! 👋

Laury D.

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