- Écouen
French commune
nomcommune=Écouen
caption=Château d'Écouen in the town center
map_size=270px
adjustable_
mapcaption=Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
région=Île-de-France
département=Val-d'Oise
arrondissement=Sarcelles
canton=Écouen (chief town)
insee=95205
cp=95440
maire=Bernard Angels
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm="none as of 2005"
latitude=49.0194
longitude=2.3817
alt moy=130 m
alt mini=
alt maxi=
km²=7.59
sans=7,084
date-sans=1999 census
dens=933|date-dens=1999Écouen 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 theMontmorency family . This château, built during theRenaissance , houses theMusée national de la Renaissance , the largest Renaissance museum in France.Demographics
As of the
census of 1999, the population was formatnum:7084.
The estimate for 2007 was formatnum:7383.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 ofÉzanville , on the Ézanville side of the border.ee also
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Communes of the Val-d'Oise department References
* [http://www.uniondesmairesduvaldoise.fr Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise] fr icon
* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en iconExternal links
* [http://www.ecouen.fr Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=95205 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos95205.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon
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