ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1941Rempart gallo-romainPart of the building is protectedPhoto: X-Javier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Couvent des Capucins · Photo: X-Javier · CC BY-SA 3.012historic monuments
History of Évreux · Monuments historiques
12 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2023. The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Évreux: 7 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). That’s 2.4 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 10 of them.
Monuments historiques
12
2.4 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
7
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
4.2%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Évreux in 10 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ancienne abbaye Saint-TaurinClassé
Evêché et ses dépendancesClassé
Rempart gallo-romainClassé
Tour de l'HorlogeClassé
Cathédrale Notre-DameClassé+5See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
How old
How old Évreux’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.4
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19012
5 of 9 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Rempart gallo-romain (4th c.). 3 monuments have no date on the list.
Map
Where Évreux’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Cathédrale Notre-Dame
6 of 7classé monuments stand within 400 m of Cathédrale Notre-Dame, with 8 of the town’s 12 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
12 monuments by protection
7 Classé5 Inscrit
Classé is the higher protection: any work on the building needs the State’s permission. Work on an inscrit building must be declared to the State in advance. Around both, building work in sight of the monument (usually within 500 m) needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
Points as the ministry gives them: a monument spread over several plots has one point.
Classé
7 classé monuments in Évreux
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 3 of the 7 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséAbbey · protected 1840Ancienne abbaye Saint-TaurinPart of the building is protectedPhoto: X-Javier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséBishop’s palace · protected 1907Evêché et ses dépendancesPhoto: Totorvdr59 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséConvent · protected 1931Couvent des CapucinsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: X-Javier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséPublic building · protected 1862Tour de l'HorlogePhoto: Félix Potuit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Building · protected 1937Ancien immeuble Gomel
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Évreux
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritConvent · protected 1994Ancien couvent des CordeliersPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Lguerin27 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritConvent · protected 1975Ancien couvent des UrsulinesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Lguerin27 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 2018Maison dite Petit château de NavarrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pascal Radigue · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Funerary monument · protected 2022Monument aux morts de la guerre 1914-1918
What’s protected
Churches and religious buildings are the largest group in Évreux
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Religious buildings5
Houses & homes2
Public & civic2
Tombs & cemeteries1
Religious buildings: 5 of 12 monuments (42%).
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 2 have no domain on the list.
Protected area
Évreux has had a protected historic area since 2023
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR28-47 | AVAP June 27, 2023 | AVAP (heritage area rules) June 27, 2023 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
When protected
Évreux’s list has grown since 1840
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1840186018801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1840: Ancienne abbaye Saint-Taurin. That was France’s first list of monuments historiques, drawn up in Prosper Mérimée’s time as inspector. 2 were protected in 1862 alone. 2 have been added since 2011.
Age of homes
4.2% of homes in Évreux were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
4.2%
Before 1919
4.9%
1919–45
32%
1946–70
29%
1971–90
18%
1991–2005
12%
2006 on
ÉvreuxMedian compared French town
4.2% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (32%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
34 people born in Évreux before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
Charles II de Navarre
Pierre de Navarre
Jean Le Jau
Jacques-François de Chambray
Pierre-Louis Siret
Jacques Nicolas Vallée
Louis Marie Turreau
Louis Turreau
Charles Gazan
Alfred Daviel
Alphonse Lecointe
Alexandre Papon
Pierre Mezzara
Hippolyte Rouland
Léon Walras
Henri Omont
Edmond Doutté
Lucien Saint
Ernest Maupain
Maxime Laignel-Lavastine
13501500165018001950
CI
Charles II de Navarre1332–1387 · King of Navarre 1349–1387 and Count of Évreux 1343–1387
JF
Jacques-François de Chambray1687–1756 · French diplomat
LM
Louis Marie Turreau1756–1816 · French diplomat
AD
Alfred Daviel1800–1856 · French politician
AL
Alphonse Lecointe1817–1890 · French soldier and politician
LW
Léon Walras1834–1910 · French mathematical economist (*1834 – †1910)
HO
Henri Omont1857–1940 · French historian
ED
Edmond Doutté1867–1926 · French philologist
Everyone born in Évreux Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Évreux
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évreux | 49,360 | 12 | 7 | Yes |
| Gravigny | 4,012 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent | 5,524 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Guichainville | 3,087 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-André-de-l'Eure | 3,829 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 5,027 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Conches-en-Ouche | 4,838 | 3 | 2 | — |
In brief
Évreux in brief
Évreux’s oldest monument, Rempart gallo-romain, dates from Antiquity. In all there are 12 historic monuments, 7 of them classé, including Couvent des Capucins. Cathédrale Notre-Dame sits at the heart of it all, with 6 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2023.
Of the 34 people born here before 1900, the best known include Charles II de Navarre (1332), Jacques-François de Chambray (1687) and Louis Marie Turreau (1756). Its homes are mostly newer: 4.2% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 12 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 6); and per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Monuments historiques. France protects buildings at two levels. Classé, the higher (about a third of the list), means any work needs the State’s permission; inscrit means work must be declared to the State in advance. The Culture ministry’s Mérimée base lists every protected building, and this page counts them.
- Partly protected. Many entries protect part of a building only (its façades and roofs, a staircase, a painted room). Each counts as one monument, like a fully protected one.
- Where a monument is counted. In the commune named on its protection, moved to today’s commune where communes have since merged. A monument listed for several communes counts in each.
- Sites patrimoniaux remarquables. Since 2016 France’s protected historic areas (the former secteurs sauvegardés, ZPPAUP and AVAP) share one name. Inside one, building work follows the area’s plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
- What isn’t here. Protected objects (furniture, organs, paintings), old buildings with no protection, UNESCO World Heritage listings and labels such as “Plus Beaux Villages de France” aren’t on this list, so this page doesn’t count them.
- No History Grade yet. Everything on this page is described, not graded: France’s History Grade isn’t built yet.
Questions about the history of Évreux
How many historic monuments are there in Évreux?
The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Évreux: 7 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Évreux are classé?
7, among them Rempart gallo-romain, Ancienne abbaye Saint-Taurin, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Evêché et ses dépendances, Couvent des Capucins and Ancien immeuble Gomel.
How old are the monuments of Évreux?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.
Is Évreux a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Évreux has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2023.
When were monuments in Évreux first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2022.
How old are the homes in Évreux?
4.2% of its main homes were built before 1919 (median compared French town: 7.4%).
France has no History Grade yet: this page describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Ministère de la Culture, sites patrimoniaux remarquables, October 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (main homes by build period) · Wikidata and Wikipedia (people born here) · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.