Escœuilles (or Escoeuilles; West Flemish: Skole) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Escœuilles Skole
Commune
The church in Escœuilles
Coat of arms
Location of Escœuilles
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Coordinates: 50°43′35″N 1°55′38″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Leroy
Area 1	5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	476
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62308 /62850
Elevation	93–211 m (305–692 ft) (avg. 107 m or 351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated 15 miles (24 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N42 and D216 roads.

Etymology

The village name first appears in 1084 as Seules. In the year 1200, it had the name Esquelles, then Eskelle, Scules, Escueles, Esquieulles, Ecueil, Escoueuille and finally Escoeuilles.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of the Assumption, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The chapel, built in 1877.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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