Écouen (French pronunciation: [ekwɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.4 km (11.4 mi) from the center of Paris. The 19th-century poet and playwright Pierre-Joseph Charrin (1784–1863) died in Écouen. The artist Louis Théophile Hingre lived and worked in Écouen.[3]
Écouen | |
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 Château d'Écouen in the town center | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Écouen  | |
  Écouen  Écouen | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′10″N 2°22′54″E / 49.0194°N 2.3817°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Fosses |
| Intercommunality | CA Roissy Pays de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Delprat[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.59 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 7,145 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95205 /95440 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Écouen houses the Château d'Écouen, home of the Montmorency family. This château, built during the Renaissance, houses the Musée national de la Renaissance, the largest Renaissance museum in France.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,887 | — |
| 1975 | 4,494 | +2.09% |
| 1982 | 4,338 | −0.50% |
| 1990 | 4,846 | +1.39% |
| 1999 | 7,084 | +4.31% |
| 2007 | 7,383 | +0.52% |
| 2012 | 7,253 | −0.35% |
| 2017 | 7,188 | −0.18% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transport edit
Écouen is served by Écouen – Ézanville station on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station is located at the border between the commune of Écouen and the commune of Ézanville, on the Ézanville side of the border.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Louis Théophile Hingre". EcoleEcouen (in French). 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
- Tourism office board (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)
- Musée National de la Renaissance (in French)
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