Écully

Écully
Commune
The château du Vivier The château du Vivier
Coat of arms of Écully Coat of arms
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Metropolis of Lyon
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Michel
Area1	8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	69081 / 69130
Elevation	180–305 m (591–1,001 ft) (avg. 211 m or 692 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Écully (fr) is a commune of France in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Geography

Écully is at 6 km of Lyon downtown. It offers a privileged lifestyle in the countryside just a few minutes from the downtown of the second largest metropolitan area in France.

Transport

The city is served by the Transports en commun lyonnais (TCL).

Name

File:Grandes armes Écully.svg

Coat of arms of Écully

Écully was originally covered with a forest of oaks "Aesculus" in Latin, the name changed over the millennia into Esculiacus, Excolliacus, Escullieu, Escully, Ecuilly, and finally, Écully.

History

The circumstances and date of foundation of the city are lost in the mists of time. The site has been settled by humans since the Stone Age, burial pits as well as several polished stone axes, pottery debris, and a hollowed out stone in the form of a basin or mortar were found in 1860 during excavations.

In the early days of the Roman Empire the development of the Roman colony and capital of Gaul Lugdunum (which later became the city of Lyon) required the construction of major roads leading to other cities in Gaul. Built by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (son-in-law, and lieutenant to the first Roman emperor Augustus) two of these roads pass through Écully. The Roman colony also needed a massive water supply. The aqueducts that brought it from the Mont d'Or and the Brevenne river, crossed Écully.

The name of the town appears for the first time in 980 AD in a document of a cartulary of the Savigny Abbey.

Écully benefited from the economic development of Lyon. Rich merchants, aldermen, and notables bought the land and built beautiful houses, attracted in particular by a favorable tax system, obtained in 1485 and confirmed by Henri IV in 1594: the exemption from the taille direct land tax. Some of the city's oldest remaining families settled in the city during this time.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	10,077	—
1975	17,944	+8.59%
1982	17,865	−0.06%
1990	18,360	+0.34%
1999	18,011	−0.21%
2006	18,249	+0.19%
2011	17,854	−0.44%
2016	18,097	+0.27%
2021	18,361	+0.29%
Source: INSEE

Administration

The municipal council is composed of 33 members elected for a six-year term. The mayor are elected by the councilors.

Leading institutions of higher education

It is the location of the Paul Bocuse Institute, which is partially situated inside the Château du Vivier. It is also the location of many higher education institutions, including EMLYON Business School, École centrale de Lyon and French National Forensic Institute.

Health

Écully has two clinics: the Val d'Ouest and Mon repos.

Sports

The city has a municipal swimming pool, several gyms, a bowling alley, a multipurpose room, a tennis court, a football and a rugby field.

Businesses

The city is the seat of the Groupe SEB (the world leader in small appliance).

People

The botanist Antoine Cariot (1820–1883) was born in Écully.