Villers-Écalles

Villers-Écalles

Villers-Écalles
Administration
Country France
Region Upper Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Pavilly
Mayor Jean-Christophe Emo
Statistics
Elevation 21–119 m (69–390 ft)
(avg. 92 m/302 ft)
Land area1 7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population2 1,847  (2006)
 - Density 249 /km2 (640 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76743/ 76360
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Villers-Écalles is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

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Geography

A village of farming and associated light industry situated by the banks of the Austreberthe River in the Pays de Caux, some 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Rouen near the junction of the D88 with the D143 road.
The confectionery company Ferrero has a factory here, employing 800 people to produce Nutella.

Population

Historical population of Villers-Écalles
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 821 1035 1164 1693 1777 1781 1847
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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