Écaillon (north)
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | North | |
Arrondissement | Douai | |
Canton | Aniche | |
Community association | Cœur d'Ostre event | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 21 ' N , 3 ° 14' E | |
height | 19-35 m | |
surface | 4 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,937 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 484 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 59176 | |
INSEE code | 59185 | |
Website | http://www.ville-ecaillon.com/ | |
Écaillon Town Hall |
Écaillon is a French commune with 1,937 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Douai and the Canton of Aniche . The inhabitants are called Écaillonnais .
geography
Écaillon is located about ten kilometers east-southeast of Douai in the Ostrevent landscape . Écaillon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pecquencourt in the north, Bruille-lez-Marchiennes in the east, Auberchicourt in the southeast and Masny in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 1,717 | 1,644 | 1,544 | 1,825 | 2.007 | 2,004 | 2,043 | 1,974 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Écaillon (North)
- Notre-Dame de la Visitation church
- Écaillon Castle
- Vuillemin mine owned by the Aniche mining company
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 681.
Web links
Commons : Écaillon - collection of images, videos and audio files