The first known members of the family of the counts of Évreux were descended from an illegitimate son of Richard I, duke of Normandy.

The county passed by right of Agnes, William's sister and wife of Simon I de Montfort (died 1087) to the house of the lords of Montfort-l'Amaury.

[3] In 1427 the county of Évreux was bestowed by King Charles VII on Sir John Stewart of Darnley (c. 1365–1429), the commander of his Scottish bodyguard, who in 1423 had received the seigniory of Aubigny, and in February 1427 or 1428 he was granted the right to quarter the royal arms of France for his victories over the English.

[3] The most famous holder of the title is Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, son of Marie Anne Mancini.

[8] In the Middle Ages, Évreux was one of the centres of Jewish learning,[9] and its scholars are quoted in the medieval notes to the Talmud called the Tosafot.

[9] Évreux is situated in the pleasant valley of the Iton, arms of which traverse the town; on the south, the ground slopes up toward the public gardens and the railway station.

As did many towns in the regions of Nord and Normandy, Évreux and its cathedral suffered greatly from Second World War.

the old Évreux), the Roman Gisacum, 5.6 kilometres (3+1⁄2 mi) southeast of the town, the remains of a Roman theatre, a palace, baths and an aqueduct have been discovered, as well as various relics, notably the bronze of Jupiter Stator, which are now deposited in the museum of Évreux.

In 2014, Guy Lefrand (UMP, centre-right) a former member of the National Assembly of France, was elected mayor, with a mandate lasting six years.