Place details
Place nameÉvreux
Other namesEvreux, Civitas Eburovicum, Mediolanum, Mediolanum Aulercorum
CountryFrance
Latitude49.05
Longitude1.183
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
One of oldest towns in France; flourished during Gallo-Roman period; taken from Romans by Clovis; sacked or burned down five times 5th-14th centuries; site of one of largest cathedrals in France; alternated between English and French control in the 15th century.