ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1987Vestiges archéologiques gallo-romains du lieudit Bois-l'AbbéPhoto: Kou07kou · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancien Collège des Jésuites · Photo: Morburre · CC BY-SA 3.08historic monuments
History of Eu · Monuments historiques
8 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Eu: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). That’s 12 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 89% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 6 of them.
Monuments historiques
8
12 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
13%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Eu in 6 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ancien domaine royalClassé
Collégiale Notre-Dame et Saint-LaurentClassé
Vestiges archéologiques gallo-romains du lieudit Bois-l'AbbéClassé
Théâtre Louis-PhilippeInscrit
Ancien hôtel des évêques d'AmiensInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
How old
How old Eu’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution3
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
3 of 7 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Vestiges archéologiques gallo-romains du lieudit Bois-l'Abbé (Antiquity). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Map
Where Eu’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Ancien Collège des Jésuites
3 of 4classé monuments stand within 400 m of Ancien Collège des Jésuites, with 5 of the town’s 8 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
8 monuments by protection
4 Classé4 Inscrit
Classé is the higher protection: any work on the building needs the State’s permission. Work on an inscrit building must be declared to the State in advance. Around both, building work in sight of the monument (usually within 500 m) needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
Points as the ministry gives them: a monument spread over several plots has one point. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
4 classé monuments in Eu
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 4 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1840Collégiale Notre-Dame et Saint-LaurentPhoto: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChâteau · protected 1983Ancien domaine royalPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Marc Ryckaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséSchool · protected 1846Ancien Collège des JésuitesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Morburre · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Eu
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritBishop’s palace · protected 1975Ancien hôtel des évêques d'AmiensPart of the building is protectedPhoto: AchilleT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTheater · protected 1975Théâtre Louis-PhilippePart of the building is protectedPhoto: isamiga76 from Saint Pierre Lavis,Normandie, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological site · protected 1984Fortifications carolingiennes, dites enceinte du Bois des Combles
Building · protected 1977Immeuble, 41bis rue de la RépubliquePart of the building is protected
Age of homes
13% of homes in Eu were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
13%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
33%
1946–70
29%
1971–90
6.9%
1991–2005
6.5%
2006 on
EuMedian compared French town
13% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (33%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
3 people born in Eu before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Louis Estancelin
Paul Bignon
Isabelle d'Orléans
175017751800182518501875190019251950
Id
Isabelle d'Orléans1878–1961 · Orléans-French Royal
LE
Louis Estancelin1777–1858 · French politician
PB
Paul Bignon1858–1932 · French politician
Everyone born in Eu Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Eu has the 3rd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 6,500 to 6,500 residents, by historic monuments.
Eu8
#3 of 41for monuments per resident (12 per 10,000). Most per resident: Condom, Brioude and Eu.
The median town of these has 1. 11 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Eu
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eu | 6,499 | 8 | 4 | — |
| Mers-les-Bains Somme | 2,540 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Le Tréport | 4,378 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Criel-sur-Mer | 2,527 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Friville-Escarbotin Somme | 4,306 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Petit-Caux | 9,513 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle | 2,819 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Eu in brief
Eu’s oldest monument, Vestiges archéologiques gallo-romains du lieudit Bois-l'Abbé, dates from Antiquity. All told, the list holds 8 historic monuments, 4 of them classé. Of its homes, 13% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 89% of compared French towns.
Its classé monuments cluster together: 3 of them stand within 400 m of Ancien Collège des Jésuites. Ancien domaine royal is one of the Maisons des Illustres, the homes of people who left their mark on France. Only 2 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1840 and 1987.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Monuments historiques. France protects buildings at two levels. Classé, the higher (about a third of the list), means any work needs the State’s permission; inscrit means work must be declared to the State in advance. The Culture ministry’s Mérimée base lists every protected building, and this page counts them.
- Partly protected. Many entries protect part of a building only (its façades and roofs, a staircase, a painted room). Each counts as one monument, like a fully protected one.
- Where a monument is counted. In the commune named on its protection, moved to today’s commune where communes have since merged. A monument listed for several communes counts in each.
- Sites patrimoniaux remarquables. Since 2016 France’s protected historic areas (the former secteurs sauvegardés, ZPPAUP and AVAP) share one name. Inside one, building work follows the area’s plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
- What isn’t here. Protected objects (furniture, organs, paintings), old buildings with no protection, UNESCO World Heritage listings and labels such as “Plus Beaux Villages de France” aren’t on this list, so this page doesn’t count them.
- No History Grade yet. Everything on this page is described, not graded: France’s History Grade isn’t built yet.
Questions about the history of Eu
How many historic monuments are there in Eu?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Eu: 4 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Eu are classé?
4, among them Vestiges archéologiques gallo-romains du lieudit Bois-l'Abbé, Collégiale Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent, Ancien domaine royal and Ancien Collège des Jésuites.
How old are the monuments of Eu?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.
When were monuments in Eu first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 1987.
How old are the homes in Eu?
13% of its main homes were built before 1919 (median compared French town: 7.4%).
France has no History Grade yet: this page describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Ministère de la Culture, sites patrimoniaux remarquables, October 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (main homes by build period) · Wikidata and Wikipedia (people born here) · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.