Évreux

American  

[ey-vrœ] / eɪˈvrœ /

noun

1. A historic town of northern France, WNW of Paris.

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Évreux British  

/ evrø /

noun

1. an industrial town in NW France: severely damaged in World War II; cathedral (12th–16th centuries). Pop: 51 198 (1999)

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Example Sentences

Adama Jatta, 54, who lives near Evreux, west of Paris, said: "Everything is higher, it's too much. At the end of the month I have nothing left."

From Reuters

When he was about 10, his family moved to Évreux, a city in an economically depressed area about 55 miles west of Paris and home to about 50 Chechen families, according to Chechens living in the city.

From New York Times

“He always passed in front of my place when going home,” said Ruslan Ibragimov, 49, a Chechen who arrived in Évreux 18 years ago.

From New York Times

Enraged, Mr. Anzorov, the Chechen teenager, traveled all the way from Évreux to Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, nearly 60 miles, to kill Mr. Paty.

From New York Times

Investigators are trying to learn how the killer, who lived in the Normandy town of Evreux, set up his encounter with Paty, whether there was complicity and whether the beheading was premeditated.

From Washington Times