Pyramid memorial of the Battle of Ivry, Historical obelisk in Épieds, France

The Pyramid memorial of the Battle of Ivry is a light beige stone obelisk in Épieds, in the Eure department, not Normandy. It stands on a low octagonal base within a green metal fence, at the end of a west-east lime tree alley. A white oval medallion with a left-facing profile sits halfway up the shaft, above a dark green recessed panel.

The original pyramid was built in 1758 by the Count of Eu, but was later replaced by an obelisk that Napoleon Bonaparte ordered in 1804. This transformation reflects how memorial practices changed between the 18th and early 19th centuries.

The monument marks where King Henry IV stopped to rest following his triumph at the Battle of Ivry during the French Wars of Religion. This royal moment remains connected to the place through the memorial that stands there today.

The obelisk stands in the commune of Épieds in the Eure department, not in Normandy, at the end of a west-east lime tree alley on a hill. It was toppled by the storm of 26 December 1999 and restored and re-erected in 2000. Access is on foot along the alley; the site is a classified monument historique since 1862.

Although the current structure is an obelisk, locals still call it a pyramid, keeping alive the name of the original 1758 monument. This popular naming tradition shows how strongly the site's history remains tied to its earlier form.