Escœuilles Skole | |
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 The church in Escœuilles | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Escœuilles  | |
  Escœuilles  Escœuilles | |
| Coordinates:50°43′35″N1°55′38″E / 50.7264°N 1.9272°E /50.7264; 1.9272 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 475 |
| • Density | 80/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 acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region ofFrance.[3]
A farming village situated 15 miles (24 km) west ofSaint-Omer, at the junction of the N42 and D216 roads.
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.
| 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] | ||
TheChemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Escœuilles on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]
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