Écully |
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Écully
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Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Rhône |
Arrondissement | Lyon |
Canton | Écully |
Intercommunality | Lyon |
Mayor | Yves-Marie Uhlrich (NC) (2008–2014) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 180–305 m (590–1,001 ft) (avg. 211 m/692 ft) |
Land area1 | 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi) |
Population2 | 18,573 (2006) |
- Density | 2,198 /km2 (5,690 /sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 69081/ 69130 |
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. |
Écully is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
Just west of Lyon, Écully is the location of the Paul Bocuse Institute.[1]
It is also the location of many higher education institutions, including Ecole de Management de Lyon and Ecole Centrale de Lyon.