▁Eu ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁Seine - Mar itime ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁Norm andy ▁region ▁in ▁northern ▁France . ▁ ▁Eu ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁coast ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁department , ▁near ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Pic ard y . ▁ ▁Its ▁inhabitants ▁are ▁known ▁in ▁French ▁as ▁the ▁E udo is . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Eu ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁R D ▁ 1 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁R D ▁ 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁R D ▁ 9 4 0 ▁and ▁the ▁R D ▁ 1 3 1 4 ▁roads , ▁in ▁the ▁ste ep - s ided ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁Bres le ▁River , ▁whose ▁mouth ▁is ▁ ▁away ▁to ▁the ▁north - west ▁in ▁Le ▁Tr é port . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁commune ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁on ▁which ▁it ▁stands . ▁Before ▁being ▁called ▁the ▁Bres le , ▁this ▁small ▁river ▁was ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁O u , ▁which ▁then ▁became ▁Eu . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁County ▁of ▁Eu ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 9 9 6 ▁by ▁Duke ▁Richard ▁I ▁of ▁Norm andy ▁for ▁his ▁il leg it imate ▁son ▁Geoff rey , ▁Count ▁of ▁Br ion ne . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁march ▁protect ing ▁Norm andy ▁from ▁invasion ▁from ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 0 5 0 , ▁William , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Norm andy , ▁the ▁future ▁William ▁the ▁Con