Wall fragment with fresco of aGallo Roman man, from Évreux, 250-275 AD
Inlate Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century AD, was namedMediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of theAulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area. Mediolanum was a small regional centre of the Roman province ofGallia Lugdunensis.Julius Caesar wintered eight legions in this area after his third campaigning season in the battle for Gaul (56-55 BC): Legiones VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII and XIV.
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Évreux Cathedral has been the seat of the bishops ofÉvreux since its traditional founder,Saint Taurin of Évreux, most probably working between 375 and 425; Bishop Maurusius was present at theCouncil of Orléans in 511. The earliest parts of the present building, which is mostlyGothic, date from the eleventh century. The west façade and its two towers are mostly from the lateRenaissance; the octagonal central tower dates from the late fifteenth century. Of especial note are theLady chapel and itsstained glass, therose windows in thetransepts and the carved wooden screens of the side chapels.[7] The church of the former abbey of St-Taurin is in partRomanesque. It has a choir of the 14th century and other portions of later date, and contains the thirteenth-century shrine of Saint Taurin.[3] The episcopal palace, a building of the fifteenth century, adjoins the south side of the cathedral.[3] The belfry facing thehôtel de ville also dates from the fifteenth century.[8]
In the Middle Ages, Évreux was one of the centres of Jewish learning,[9] and its scholars are quoted in the medieval notes to theTalmud called theTosafot.[10] The following rabbis are known to have lived at Évreux:Samuel ben Shneor,[11] praised by his studentIsaac of Corbeil as the "Prince of Évreux", one of the most celebrated tosafists;Moses of Évreux, brother of Samuel, author of theTosafot of Évreux; Isaac of Évreux; Judah ben Shneor, or Judah the Elder, author of liturgical poems; Meïr ben Shneor; Samuel ben Judah; Nathan ben Jacob, father of Jacob ben Nathan, who in 1357 copied the fiveMegillot with theTargum for Moses ben Samuel.[9]
Évreux is situated in the pleasant valley of theIton, arms of which traverse the town; on the south, the ground 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.
Henry I of France rebuilt the cathedral as an act of atonement to the Pope. Between 1194 and 1198, the conflict betweenPhilippe Auguste andRichard the Lion-hearted damaged the new cathedral. The architecture of the present edifice shows this history, with its blend ofRomanesque andGothic styles. As did many towns in theregions ofNord andNormandy, Évreux and its cathedral suffered greatly from Second World War.
AtLe Vieil-Évreux (lit.'the old Évreux'), the RomanGisacum, 5.6 kilometres (3+1⁄2 mi) southeast of the town, the remains of a Roman theatre, a palace, baths and an aqueduct have been discovered, as well as various relics, notably the bronze ofJupiter Stator, which are now deposited in the museum of Évreux.
Évreux has historically maintained socialist politics, with Roland Plaisance of theFrench Communist Party serving as mayor for over two decades (1977–2001). Plaisance was followed byJean-Louis Debré, in some part due to the latter's friendship withJacques Chirac. In 2014,Guy Lefrand (UMP, centre-right) a former member of theNational Assembly of France, was elected mayor, with a mandate lasting six years.
The train stationGare d'Évreux-Normandie is on the railway line fromGare Saint-Lazare toCherbourg, it is served by regular Intercity and regional rail services to both Paris andNormandy. There used to be two stations in Évreux, only one of which remains open to this day. The second station (Évreux-Nord) served the line from Évreux toRouen.
^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved11 December 2020.
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