Escœuilles
Escœuilles
Skole | |
|---|---|
 The church in Escœuilles | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Escœuilles  | |
  Escœuilles  Escœuilles | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′35″N 1°55′38″E / 50.7264°N 1.9272°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Leroy[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 489 |
| • Density | 83/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. | |
Escœuilles (French pronunciation: [ekœj]; West Flemish: Skole) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming village situated 15 miles (24 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N42 and D216 roads.
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 328 | — |
| 1975 | 309 | −0.85% |
| 1982 | 296 | −0.61% |
| 1990 | 331 | +1.41% |
| 1999 | 398 | +2.07% |
| 2007 | 438 | +1.20% |
| 2012 | 464 | +1.16% |
| 2017 | 479 | +0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transport
[edit]The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Escœuilles on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of the Assumption, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The chapel, built in 1877.
- The war memorial.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.
Sources
[edit]- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.
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