Verneuil-sur-Avre
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Location within Normandy region
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| Coordinates: 48°44′22″N 0°55′43″E / 48.7394°N 0.9286°ECoordinates: 48°44′22″N 0°55′43″E / 48.7394°N 0.9286°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Eure | |
| Arrondissement | Évreux | |
| Canton | Verneuil-sur-Avre | |
| Area1 | 31.97 km2 (12.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 6,538 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27679 /27130 | |
| Elevation | 147–193 m (482–633 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Verneuil-sur-Avre is a former commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton.
In August 1424, during the Hundred Years' War the battle of Verneuil was fought just to the north of the town. An English army of 9,000 men beat a joint Franco-Scottish army of 15,000 men and as a result gained control of Normandy and Aquitaine and destroyed Scottish participation in the war.
There are several landmarks in Verneuil-sur-Avre that are worthy of interest:
Besides these landmarks, Verneuil-sur-Avre has examples of regional architectural style and half-timbered houses traditional to Normandy.
The town is twinned with Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.
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