Villers-Écalles
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rouen | |
| Canton | Barentine | |
| Community association | Caux-Austreberthe | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 32 ' N , 0 ° 55' E | |
| height | 21–119 m | |
| surface | 7.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,768 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 239 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 76360 | |
| INSEE code | 76743 | |
| Website | http://www.villers-ecalles.fr/ | |
Villers-Écalles is a French town with 1,768 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Rouen and the Canton of Barentin (until 2015: Canton Pavilly ).
geography
Villers-Écalles is 16 kilometers northwest of Rouen on the Austreberthe River . Villers-Écalles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bouville in the north and north-west, Barentin in the east and north-east, Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville in the south and Saint-Paër in the west.
The A150 autoroute leads through the municipality .
history
In 1831 the previously independent communities Villers-Chambellan and Écalles-sur-Villers were merged under the current name.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 821 | 1,035 | 1,164 | 1,693 | 1,777 | 1,781 | 1,819 | 1,792 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 13th century
- Ruins of a castle from the 15th century
- Stone cross from the 17th century
economy
The Ferrero company produces Mon Chéri , Nutella and Kinder Bueno here .
