Escœuilles

Escoeuilles
Escoeuilles
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Escoeuilles
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor	Léonce Leroy
Area1	5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	398
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Escœuilles (or Escoeuilles) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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

Historical population of Escœuilles

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Escoeuilles on the Quid website (French)