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Eure, Haute-Normandie France

Eure is located in the region of Haute-Normandie, north of France and is surrounded by the departments of Seine-Maritime, Oise, Val-d'Oise, Yvelines, Eure-et-Loir, Orne, and Calvados.

The department was created in 1790 during the French revolution and houses about 753,400 inhabitants within an area of 6,040km2.

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The department is a largely wooded plateau cut by the valleys of the river Seine and its tributaries. The department does not have any coastline but benefits from unspoilt countryside, forests, and small-medium sized towns that have kept their charm and character.

Economy in the Eure

Industrially there is the spinning of cotton and wool, brewing, distilling, turnery, cotton bleaching, cidermaking, manufacture of glass, paper, nails and wind instruments.

Major Towns of the Eure

Evreux

The capital of the department. Even though a large portion was destroyed during WWII, some monuments such as the Cathedral escaped largely unscathed and now the city has been rebuilt, reflecting its functional and industrial needs and also attracting many visitors nowadays. The town, on the south, slopes up toward the public gardens and the railway station. It is the seat of a bishop, and its cathedral is one of the largest and finest in France. At Vieil Evreux, "old Evreux," the Roman Gisacum, a Gallo-Roman religious sanctuary, there are the remains of a Roman theatre, a palace, baths and an aqueduct, as well as various relics which are now deposited in the museum of Evreux.

Attractions

Most of the major attractions lie in the Seine Valley where there are numerous spectacular tourist attractions, such as the Chateau-Gaillard near the Andelys and Claude Monet's house and garden at Giverny.

The north-west part of the department is home to the famous Abbey of Bec at Le Bec-Hellouin. The picturesque town of Pont-Audemer, known as 'the Venice of Normandy' for its houses built on the water's edge can also be found here, as well as the marshland of the Marais-Vernier and the national park Parc Naturel Regional de Brotonne.

To the south-west is Bernay and picturesque Broglie, with its beautiful water gardens

Access to Eure, Haute Normandie

Travelling by ferry is the most common choice with routes from Portsmouth to Le Havre and Newhaven to Dieppe.

Haute-Normandie’s ease of access from the UK also makes the ports of Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer in the Nord Pas-De-Calais region viable options, as is the Channel Tunnel.

There are direct flights from the UK to Caen and Le Havre through Skysouth from Shoreham Airport (Brighton). Flights to the Paris airports offer good deals with the option of either car hire or taking the TGV train service.

Gites, Hotels and Tourist Accommodation in Eure

This increase in tourism, especially since it is fuelled to some degree by the increase in low cost air fares, opens opportunities for those wishing to start or run a business in France.

Many people find converting an old barn or outhouse to a gite enables them to earn a useful supplementary income from those looking for a French gite holiday. Rural gite holidays are increasingly popular and a 'gite to rent' or 'gite louer' could be how you enjoy life without working in the rat race.

House & Property Prices in Eure, Normandy

The advantage of Eure is its easy of access to both the UK and the French capital but it does mean that you are less likely to find renovation properties than in the rest of Normandy.

The north-east part of the department's proximity to Paris makes it an expensive places to buy property. A one-bedroomed apartment in the town of Vernon, near Giverny, costs around 120,000 euros, whereas a 3-bedroomed house in Giverny with land costs around 480,000 euros. A two-bedroomed apartment in the centre of Evreux cost around 120,000 euros, whereas a three-bedroomed house with land on the outskirts of Evreux costs in the region of 275,0000 euros.

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