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Lieu is French for a length, location, or a place. In English it refers to:
- in lieu of comes from the French expression au lieu de and means “in place of” or “instead of”
- obituaries sometimes contain a request that attendees do not send flowers, see in lieu of flowers
Lieu may also refer to:
- Le Lieu, a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Lieu is also a surname:
- Chi-Lan Lieu, American television presenter
- Judith Lieu (born 1951), British theologian
- Liz Lieu (born 1974), Vietnamese professional poker player
- Mandy Lieu (born 1985), Malaysian American actress
- Ted Lieu (born 1969), American politician