Escœuilles
Escœuilles (or Escoeuilles) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Escœuilles | |
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 The church in Escœuilles | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Escœuilles 
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| Coordinates: 50°43′35″N 1°55′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Léonce Leroy |
| Area 1 | 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 479 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62308 /62850 |
| Elevation | 93–211 m (305–692 ft) (avg. 107 m or 351 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming village situated 15 miles (24 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N42 and D216 roads.
Etymology
The village name first appears in 1084 as Seules. In the year 1200, it had the name Esquelles, then Eskelle, Scules, Escueles, Esquieulles, Ecueil, Escoueuille and finally Escoeuilles.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 321 | 308 | 309 | 296 | 331 | 398 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of the Assumption, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The chapel, built in 1877.
- The war memorial.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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