Escœuilles Explained

Escœuilles
Native Name:Skole
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Escœuilles (Pas-de-Calais).svg
Arrondissement:Saint-Omer
Canton:Lumbres
Insee:62308
Postal Code:62850
Mayor:Christian Leroy[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays de Lumbres
Coordinates:50.7264°N 1.9272°W
Elevation M:107
Elevation Min M:93
Elevation Max M:211
Area Km2:5.91

Escœuilles (in French pronounced as /ekœj/;) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

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.

Transport

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Escœuilles on 22 April 1900. Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935. They were reinstated in November 1942. The CF de BB closed in 1948.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62308-esc-uilles INSEE commune file