Écouen
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Commune of Écouen |
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| Château d'Écouen in the town center | |
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| Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Écouen (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Mayor | Bernard Angels (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 130 m (avg.) |
| Land area¹ | 7.59 km² |
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7,084 |
| - Density | 933/km² (1999) |
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| 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. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Écouen is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.4 km (11.4 miles) from the center of Paris.
Écouen is famous for its picturesque 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.
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[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 1999, the population was 7,084.
The estimate for 2007 was 7,383.
[edit] Transport
Écouen is served by Écouen – Ézanville station on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station is located at the border between the commune of Écouen and the commune of Ézanville, on the Ézanville side of the border.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (French)
- INSEE (English)
- IGN (English)
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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