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Villers-Écalles

Coordinates: 49°32′22″N 0°55′13″E / 49.5394°N 0.9203°E / 49.5394; 0.9203
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Villers-Écalles is located in France
Villers-Écalles
Villers-Écalles
Villers-Écalles is located in Normandy
Villers-Écalles
Villers-Écalles
Coordinates: 49°32′22″N 0°55′13″E / 49.5394°N 0.9203°E / 49.5394; 0.9203
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonBarentin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Christophe Emo[1]
Area
1
7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,734
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76743 /76360
Elevation21–119 m (69–390 ft)
(avg. 92 m or 302 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villers-Écalles (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ ekal]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

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A village of farming and associated light industry situated by the banks of the river Austreberthe 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 and Kinder Bueno.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,035—    
1975 1,164+1.69%
1982 1,693+5.50%
1990 1,777+0.61%
1999 1,781+0.02%
2007 1,824+0.30%
2012 1,792−0.35%
2017 1,768−0.27%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St. Jean, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The ruins of a fifteenth-century chateau with vaulted cellars.
  • A seventeenth-century stone cross.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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