Villers-Écalles
Commune in Normandy, France
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Villers-Écalles (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ ekal]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Villers-Écalles | |
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 Location of Villers-Écalles | |
  Villers-Écalles Location within France  Villers-Écalles Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′22″N 0°55′13″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Barentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Valérie Granlin[1] |
Area 1 | 7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,698 |
| • Density | 229/km2 (593/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76743 /76360 |
| Elevation | 21–119 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. | |
Geography
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 1,698 | −0.67% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- 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.
