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6 unusual facts about Epte


Charles the Simple

After a victory near Chartres on 26 August, Charles decided to negotiate with Rollo, resulting in the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte.

For the Vikings' loyalty, they were granted all the land between the river Epte and the sea, as well as Brittany, which at the time was an independent country which France had unsuccessfully tried to conquer.

David Ossipovitch Widhopff

David Ossipovitch Widhopff (Russian - Давид Осипович Видгоф) (1867, Odessa - 1933, Saint-Clair-sur-Epte) was a Russian and French painter, caricaturist and poster artist.

Hay Harvest at Éragny

Hay Harvest at Éragny (French: Fenaison à Éragny) is a 1901 painting by French Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro depicting the hay harvest in the French commune of Éragny-sur-Epte.

Lucy Bacon

She then moved to Éragny and did some paintings that are clearly Impressionistic.

Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte

As a token of his good will, Rollo also agreed to be baptised and marry Gisela, a presumed illegitimate daughter of Charles.



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