Escœuilles

Escœuilles Skole
Commune
The church in Escœuilles
Coat of arms
Location of Escœuilles
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Coordinates: 50°43′35″N 1°55′38″E / 50.7264°N 1.9272°E / 50.7264; 1.9272Coordinates: 50°43′35″N 1°55′38″E / 50.7264°N 1.9272°E / 50.7264; 1.9272
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Leroy
Area 1	5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	479
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Escœuilles (or Escoeuilles; West Flemish: Skole) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France 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[]

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

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