Escoville
Commune in Normandy, France
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Escoville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France, with a population of 803 people as of 2017.[3]
Escoville | |
|---|---|
 Saint-Laurent | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Escoville | |
  Escoville  Escoville | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′40″N 0°14′13″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Troarn |
| Intercommunality | CC Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Cliquet[1] |
Area 1 | 5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 920 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14246 /14850 |
| Elevation | 13–42 m (43–138 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. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 321 | — |
| 1968 | 417 | +29.9% |
| 1975 | 460 | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 438 | −4.8% |
| 1990 | 623 | +42.2% |
| 1999 | 626 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 726 | +16.0% |
Geography
Toponymy
The name of the locality is attested in the form Scotvilla in 1101 (note AG according to the Red Cartulary of Troarn) ; Escoldivilla in 1109 (Dictionnaire topographique, according to the cartulary of Troarn) ; Scolvilla in 1156 - 1161 (act H 2, 169); Escotvilla in 1201 (AC,H 941) ; Ecovilla in 1128 (charter of Sainte-Barbe) ; Escovilla in 1208 (Charter of the abbey of Aunay).[4][5]
Albert Dauzat and, following him, Ernest Nègre consider that the first element Escold- represents the Germanic personal name Ascald(us),[6] variant form Ascolt,[7] while there is no ancient form in As-. Furthermore, they did not know the first form Scotvilla, which is entirely compatible with the evolutions Escotvilla > Ecovilla (type scola > escole > école), but not really with *Ascaldvilla > Escoldivilla or *Ascoltvilla > Escoldivilla, we should end up in *Escauville in one case and *Escouville in the other. This is why François de Beaurepaire identifies the ethnic scot as "Scottish" (Scot as "the Scotsman" cf. surname Lescot, modern French l'Écossais).[5]
Homonymy with Escoville (Seine-Maritime, Saint-Laurent-de-Brèvedent, Escoville par. de Saint-Laurent d’Esquetot, 1558). The name (E)scoville has evolved into the English last names Scoville (Anglo-Norman form), Scovill, Scoffield, Schofield, and Scourfield.
