Écouis
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Your | |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys | |
| Canton | Les Andelys | |
| Community association | Its Normandy agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 26 ′ E | |
| height | 76-156 m | |
| surface | 13.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 816 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 27440 | |
| INSEE code | 27214 | |
| Website | Écouis | |
 Écouis - Notre-Dame Collegiate Church |
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Écouis is a French municipality with 816 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Eure in the landscape of the Vexin in the region Normandy .
Location and climate
The place Écouis is about 33 km (driving distance) southeast of the city of Rouen at an altitude of about 155 m . The climate is temperate to mild; Rain (approx. 665 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2017 | ||
| Residents | 643 | 879 | 835 | 838 | 716 | 816 | ||
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Despite the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms, the population of the municipality has remained largely stable since the middle of the 19th century. The hamlet of Villerest, which was incorporated in 1843, also belongs to the municipality .
economy
Traditionally, agriculture, and especially livestock, play the largest role in the economic life of the municipality. Since the 1960s, tourism has also been gaining in importance in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ) .
history
A place called Escusium already existed in Roman times. A coin hoard with approx. 100 kg of copper and silver coins from the late Roman period was discovered near the present-day location in 1876. In 1307, the French King Philip IV gave his chamberlain Enguerrand de Marigny the town of Écouis as a gift. He had a collegiate church built between 1310 and 1313 , but was sentenced and executed for actual or alleged offenses under Ludwig X. , Philip's successor. The canons' monastery remained in existence until the eve of the French Revolution .
Attractions
The Notre-Dame-d'Écouis collegiate church founded by Enguerrand de Marigny forms the center of the town.
Personalities
- Enguerrand de Marigny
- Vincent de Paul , canon in Écouis
- Elie Wiesel , as a teenager in a reception center in Écouis
