Eu, Seine-Maritime
Eu (IPA: [ø] ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
For other uses of "Eu", see Eu (disambiguation).
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.
Sights[edit]
It is chiefly known for its nearby national forest, the Eu Forest, the Renaissance style Château d'Eu and its college.