Écouen | |
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![]() Château d'Écouen in the town center | |
Coordinates: 49°01′10″N2°22′54″E / 49.0194°N 2.3817°E Coordinates: 49°01′10″N2°22′54″E / 49.0194°N 2.3817°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-d'Oise |
Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
Canton | Fosses |
Intercommunality | CA Roissy Pays de France |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Delprat [1] |
Area 1 | 7.59 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
Population | 7,125 |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 95205 /95440 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Écouen (French pronunciation: [ekwɑ̃] ( listen )) is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.4 km (11.4 mi) from the center of Paris. The 19th-century poet and playwright Pierre-Joseph Charrin (1784–1863) died in Écouen. The artist Louis Théophile Hingre lived and worked in Écouen. [3]
Écouen houses the Château d'Écouen, home of the Montmorency family. This château, built during the Renaissance, houses the Musée national de la Renaissance, the largest Renaissance museum in France.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,887 | — |
1975 | 4,494 | +2.09% |
1982 | 4,338 | −0.50% |
1990 | 4,846 | +1.39% |
1999 | 7,084 | +4.31% |
2007 | 7,383 | +0.52% |
2012 | 7,253 | −0.35% |
2017 | 7,188 | −0.18% |
Source: INSEE [4] |
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