Louviers

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Louviers is a French town in upper Normandy in the Eure département.

Louviers is 100 km from Paris and 30 km from Rouen.

Historical population

• 1880: 10,973
• 1954: 10,746
• 1975: 18,333
• 1999: 18,328

Sights

Its church, Notre Dame, has parts which date from the 13th century.

Miscellaneous

It is also well known for its Musée des décors de Théâtre, d'Opéra et de Cinéma (Fondation Wakhévitch), after Georges Wakhevitch (1907-1984) who lived nearby. The composer Maurice Duruflé (b. in Louviers 1906 - d. in Louveciennes 1986) was born in Louviers. Others famous persons include:

• Pierre Mendès-France, mayor of Louviers in 1954
• Jean Nicolle (Louviers 1604- Louviers 1650), painter.
• Michel Linant (Louviers 1708 - Paris 1749), poet, author of Progrès de l'éloquence sous le règne de Louis le Grand
• Jean-Baptiste Gauthier (Louviers 1685 - Gaillon 1755),

Twinnings

• Weymouth and Portland, England
• Holzwickede, Germany

External links

• http://www.ville-louviers.fr

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