Breteuil, Eure Explained

Breteuil
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Breteuil (Eure).svg
Arrondissement:Bernay
Canton:Breteuil
Insee:27112
Postal Code:27160
Demonym:Bretoliens
Mayor:Gérard Chéron[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Normandie Sud Eure
Coordinates:48.8369°N 0.9147°W
Elevation M:179
Elevation Min M:157
Elevation Max M:197
Area Km2:55.05

Breteuil (in French pronounced as /bʁətœj/), also known as Breteuil-sur-Iton ("Breteuil-on-Iton"), is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes Cintray and La Guéroulde were merged into Breteuil.[2]

History

During the Middle Ages, Breteuil was the seat of a lordship in the duchy of Normandy. Its lord William FitzOsbern was a companion of William during his conquest of England in 1066. His son William of Breteuil served as a Benedictine abbot before inheriting Breteuil and was later canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. His illegitimate son Eustace of Breteuil married Juliane de Fontevrault, the illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England, who feuded with her father and eventually lost control of the lordship.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/12/9/INTB1532329A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral