Lyons-la-Forêt
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Commune of Lyons-la-Forêt 18th century covered market in Lyons-la-Forêt |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 28' 37" E |
| Latitude | 49° 24' 01" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Haute-Normandie |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys |
| Canton | Lyons-la-Forêt |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 67 m–178 m (avg. 163 m) |
| Land area¹ | 26.99 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
795 |
| - Density (1999) | 29/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27377/ 27480 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Lyons-la-Forêt is a commune of the Eure département, in Normandy, northern France.
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[edit] Geography
Lyons-la-Forêt is located 46 km from Rouen and 28 km from Gisors.
[edit] Sights
- Roman theatre (private property)
- Castle of Henry I of England (private property)
- Covered market place (18th century)
- Church (12th and 18th centuries)
- Town hall (17th century)
- Houses built in typical Norman style (17th and 18th centuries)
- The forest, the largest in Normandy and one of the largest beech woods in Europe
[edit] Miscellaneous
Maurice Ravel wrote music in Le Fresne, one of the old mansions of Lyons-la-Forêt.
Lyons-la-Forêt was the birthplace of Enguerrand de Marigny (1260–1315), chamberlain and minister of Philip IV the Fair.
Saint-Denis-le-Ferment, where Henry I of England died, is located in Lyons-la-Forêt.
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