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|caption = Château d'Eu
|caption = Château d'Eu
|image coat of arms = Blason_ville_fr_Eu_(Seine-Maritime).svg
|image coat of arms = Blason_ville_fr_Eu_(Seine-Maritime).svg
|region = [[Normandy]]
|department = [[Seine-Maritime]]
|arrondissement = Dieppe
|arrondissement = Dieppe
|canton = Eu
|canton = Eu
|INSEE = 76255
|INSEE = 76255
|postal code = 76260
|postal code = 76260
|mayor = Michel Barbier<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = Marie-Françoise Gaouyer
|term = 2008&ndash;2014
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality = [[Communauté de communes des Villes Sœurs|CC Villes Sœurs]]
|intercommunality = [[Communauté de communes des Villes Sœurs|CC Villes Sœurs]]
|coordinates = {{coord|50.0481|1.4206|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates = {{coord|50.0481|1.4206|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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|elevation max m = 140
|elevation max m = 140
|area km2 = 17.93
|area km2 = 17.93
|population = 7794
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = 2006
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
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'''Eu''' {{IPA-fr|ø|}} is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Seine-Maritime]] [[Departements of France|department]] in the [[Normandy]] [[Regions of France|region]] in northern [[France]].
'''Eu''' ({{IPA-fr|ø|IPA|Close-mid front rounded vowel.ogg}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Seine-Maritime]] [[Departements of France|department]] in the [[Normandy (administrative region)|Normandy]] [[Regions of France|region]] in northern [[France]].


Eu is located near the coast in the eastern part of the department, near the border with [[Picardy]].
Eu is located near the coast in the eastern part of the department, near the border with [[Picardy]].
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==Geography==
==Geography==
Eu is situated at the junction of the RD 1015, the [[Route nationale 25|RD 925]], the RD 940 and the RD 1314 roads, in the steep-sided valley of the [[Bresle River]], whose mouth is {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} away to the north in [[Le Tréport]].
Eu is situated at the junction of the RD 1015, the [[Route nationale 25|RD 925]], the RD 940 and the RD 1314 roads, in the steep-sided valley of the river [[Bresle (river)|Bresle]], whose mouth is {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} away to the north-west in [[Le Tréport]]. [[Eu station]] has rail connections to Beauvais and Le Tréport.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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In 1430, [[Joan of Arc]] as a prisoner of the [[England|English]] spent a night there, during her journey to [[Rouen]].
In 1430, [[Joan of Arc]] as a prisoner of the [[England|English]] spent a night there, during her journey to [[Rouen]].


The county remained an independent fief of the French crown until 1472, when it was inherited by [[John, Count of Nevers]]. In 1477 it was incorporated into the [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundian]] territories of [[Charles the Bold]]. However, later that year Charles was killed in battle; King [[Louis XI of France]] took the opportunity to seize Charles' French fiefs, including Eu, and incorporated them in the [[Crown lands of France|French royal domain]].
The county remained an independent fief of the French crown until 1472, when it was inherited by [[John II, Count of Nevers]]. In 1477 it was incorporated into the [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundian]] territories of [[Charles the Bold]]. However, later that year Charles was killed in battle; King [[Louis XI of France]] took the opportunity to seize Charles' French fiefs, including Eu, and incorporated them in the [[Crown lands of France|French royal domain]].


The British [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] visited Eu on two occasions as guest of [[Louis-Philippe of France|Louis-Philippe]]. The first time in 1843 was to cement an early form of the [[Entente Cordiale]] between Britain and France. It was the first time monarchs of the two countries had met since King [[Henry VIII of England]] met with King [[Francis I of France]] on the [[Field of the Cloth of Gold]] in 1520.
The British [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] visited Eu on two occasions as guest of [[Louis-Philippe of France|Louis-Philippe]]. The first time in 1843 was to cement an early form of the [[Entente Cordiale]] between Britain and France. It was the first time monarchs of the two countries had met since King [[Henry VIII of England]] met with King [[Francis I of France]] on the [[Field of the Cloth of Gold]] in 1520.
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|text= The arms of Eu are blazoned : <br />''Argent, a lion passant Gules.''
|text= The arms of Eu are blazoned : <br />''Argent, a lion passant Gules.''


}}

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-76255#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |8079
|1975 |8626
|1982 |8588
|1990 |8344
|1999 |8081
|2007 |7495
|2012 |7270
|2017 |6883
}}
}}


==Sights==
==Sights==
It is chiefly known for its nearby national forest, the Renaissance style [[Château d'Eu]] and its college.
It is chiefly known for its nearby national forest, the [[Eu Forest]], the Renaissance style [[Château d'Eu]] and its college.


==Economy==
==Economy==
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==Twin towns==
==Twin towns==
Eu is twinned with:
Eu is twinned with:
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==References==
==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071124142010/http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE]
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{{Seine-Maritime communes}}
{{Seine-Maritime communes}}

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[[Category:Communes of Seine-Maritime]]
[[Category:Communes of Seine-Maritime]]

Latest revision as of 17:55, 29 September 2023

For other uses of "Eu", see Eu (disambiguation).
Eu
Commune
Château d'Eu
Château d'Eu
Coat of arms of Eu
Coat of arms
Location of Eu
Map
Eu is located in France
Eu
Eu
Eu is located in Normandy
Eu
Eu
Coordinates: 50°02′53″N 1°25′14″E / 50.0481°N 1.4206°E / 50.0481; 1.4206
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonEu
IntercommunalityCC Villes Sœurs
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Barbier[1]
Area
1
17.93 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,591
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76255 /76260
Elevation2–140 m (6.6–459.3 ft)
(avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Eu (IPA: [ø] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Eu is located near the coast in the eastern part of the department, near the border with Picardy.

Its inhabitants are known in French as the Eudois.

Geography[edit]

Eu is situated at the junction of the RD 1015, the RD 925, the RD 940 and the RD 1314 roads, in the steep-sided valley of the river Bresle, whose mouth is 4 km (2.5 mi) away to the north-west in Le Tréport. Eu station has rail connections to Beauvais and Le Tréport.

Etymology[edit]

The name of the commune is related to that of the river on which it stands. Before being called the Bresle, this small river was known in the Middle Ages under the name of Ou, which then became Eu.

History[edit]

See also: List of Counts of Eu

The County of Eu was created in 996 by Duke Richard I of Normandy for his illegitimate son Geoffrey, Count of Brionne. It was a march protecting Normandy from invasion from the east.

In 1050, William, Duke of Normandy, the future William the Conqueror and king of England, married Matilda, the daughter of the Count of Flanders, at the chapel of the castle in Eu. The chapel is the only part of this castle which still stands today.

In 1180, Laurence O'Toole, the archbishop of Dublin and papal legate, fell ill at Eu on his way to meet King Henry II of England. He died there. He was beatified in 1186 and canonised in 1225 as St Laurence, becoming the patron saint of the town. The collegiate church was named for the Virgin Mary and for him, Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent, and still holds some of his preserved relics. In the 12th century, King Richard I of England, who was also Duke of Normandy, built the city walls.

In 1430, Joan of Arc as a prisoner of the English spent a night there, during her journey to Rouen.

The county remained an independent fief of the French crown until 1472, when it was inherited by John II, Count of Nevers. In 1477 it was incorporated into the Burgundian territories of Charles the Bold. However, later that year Charles was killed in battle; King Louis XI of France took the opportunity to seize Charles' French fiefs, including Eu, and incorporated them in the French royal domain.

The British Queen Victoria visited Eu on two occasions as guest of Louis-Philippe. The first time in 1843 was to cement an early form of the Entente Cordiale between Britain and France. It was the first time monarchs of the two countries had met since King Henry VIII of England met with King Francis I of France on the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520.

The Croix de Guerre was awarded to the town in 1944.

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Eu
Arms of Eu
 The arms of Eu are blazoned :
Argent, a lion passant Gules.



Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 8,079—    
1975 8,626+0.94%
1982 8,588−0.06%
1990 8,344−0.36%
1999 8,081−0.36%
2007 7,495−0.94%
2012 7,270−0.61%
2017 6,883−1.09%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights[edit]

It is chiefly known for its nearby national forest, the Eu Forest, the Renaissance style Château d'Eu and its college.

Economy[edit]

  • Telephony
  • Metal furniture
  • Glassmaking (bottle manufacture)
  • Tourism

Twin towns[edit]

Eu is twinned with:

City State Country Year
Haan  North Rhine-Westphalia  Germany 1966
Zouk Mikael Lebanon Mount Lebanon Governorate  Lebanon 2003
Ålesund Møre og Romsdal  Norway 1996
Bad Lauchstädt  Saxony-Anhalt  Germany 1998

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links[edit]

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