Écoyeux
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Écoyeux (French pronunciation: [ekɔjø]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Écoyeux | |
|---|---|
 Chateau, now the town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Écoyeux | |
  Écoyeux  Écoyeux | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′23″N 0°30′21″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Chaniers |
| Intercommunality | CA Saintes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Gillard[1] |
Area 1 | 20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,365 |
| • Density | 67.11/km2 (173.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17147 /17770 |
| Elevation | 43–94 m (141–308 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 650 | — |
| 1975 | 623 | −0.60% |
| 1982 | 685 | +1.36% |
| 1990 | 804 | +2.02% |
| 1999 | 940 | +1.75% |
| 2007 | 1,152 | +2.57% |
| 2012 | 1,280 | +2.13% |
| 2017 | 1,354 | +1.13% |
| 2023 | 1,365 | +0.13% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The inhabitants of Écoyeux are known as Écoziliens in French.
