Eu (Seine-Maritime)

Eu [ ø ] is a town with 7351 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the French department of Seine -Maritime in the Haute-Normandie region. It lies on the Bresle, five kilometers from its mouth into the English Channel at Le Tréport.

History

The river Bresle was called in the Middle Ages Ou, later Eu. The medieval chronicler Orderic Vitalis wrote: " Aucum flumen quod dicitur vulgo Ou » - ( German: " The river Aucum, which is called in the vernacular Ou "). Other early medieval varieties of the name were Auvae, Aucia or Auga. This then was the current Eu. The origin is probably in Germanic " awa " (= water ), similar to the Latin " aqua" and the German "Au".

In the 11th century was in Eu a castle which protected the northern border of Normandy. Herein, married in 1050 William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. King Louis XI. let pillage the castle to prevent his extradition to the English.

John of Burgundy erected in its place a country castle, which in turn was replaced in the 16th century at the request Catherines de Clèves and her husband Henri I de Lorraine by a larger castle. The Eu castle is now one of the attractions for the visitor.

Policy

Mayor of Eu Marie -Françoise Gaouyer that in office ( term until 2014) and the French Socialist Party since 23 March 2008 belongs. The council also belong to eight aldermen and 20 councilors.

Twinning

Since 1967, Eu is the twin city of the German city of Haan in North Rhine -Westphalia and, since 2013, of Bad Lauchstaedt in the German state of Saxony- Anhalt.

Friendly relations exist to Dublin and Castledermot in Ireland to Ay and Is-sur -Tille in France, and to Alesund in Norway.

Events

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Anguier François (1604-1669), sculptor
  • Michel Anguier (1612-1686), sculptor
  • Louis Philippe Albert d' Orléans, comte de Paris (1838-1894), Noble
  • Paul Bignon (1858-1932), politician
  • Isabelle d' Orléans - Bragance (1911-2003), Comtesse de Paris
  • Michel Gaudry ( born 1928 ), jazz musician
  • Gouet François (1942-2012), politician

Others

In February 2009, expressed the Mayor plans to rename the place to get better search results in the internet search. The city is found difficult in internet search engine and tourist feared disadvantages.

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Dieppe Cantons of France Canton of Eu Postal codes in France Bresle (river) Louis XI of France John II, Count of Nevers
321239
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