Giverny

Giverny is a village in Normandy, France, that stretches along two parallel streets on a hillside. Houses with slate roofs stand between gardens full of flowers that change with the seasons.

Excavations in 1838 brought Gallo-Roman burial sites to light. During the churchyard restoration in 1860, plaster coffins from the early centuries were discovered.

The parish church combines Romanesque elements with Gothic alterations and houses the family vault of Claude Monet. The cemetery contains graves of artists who settled here after being drawn by the Seine valley landscape.

The village sits around 75 kilometers from Paris and 60 kilometers from Rouen, where the Seine and Epte rivers meet. Streets run along the hillside and lead to gardens that can be reached on foot.

Claude Monet discovered this place in 1883 from a train window. He settled here and shaped the gardens with water features that later appeared in his paintings.

Location: Eure

Location: canton of Écos

Location: arrondissement of Les Andelys

Elevation above the sea: 91 m

Shares border with: Bois-Jérôme-Saint-Ouen, Limetz-Villez, Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer

Address: Giverny, France

Phone: +33232512822

Email: mairie-giverny@orange.fr

Website: https://giverny27.fr

GPS coordinates: 49.07611,1.52917

Latest update: December 13, 2025 18:33