Écouen

Écouen
Château d'Écouen in the town center
Coat of arms
Écouen
Location within Île-de-France region  Écouen
Coordinates: 49°01′10″N 2°22′54″E / 49.0194°N 2.3817°ECoordinates: 49°01′10″N 2°22′54″E / 49.0194°N 2.3817°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Sarcelles
Canton	Fosses
Intercommunality	Roissy Pays de France
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bernard Angels
Area^1	7.59 km^2 (2.93 sq mi)
Population (2013)^2	7,263
• Density	960/km^2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	95205 / 95440
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Écouen is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.4 km (11.4 mi) from the center of Paris. The 19th-century poet and playwright Pierre-Joseph Charrin (1784–1863) died in Écouen.

Écouen houses the Château d'Écouen, home of the Montmorency family. This château, built during the Renaissance, houses the Musée national de la Renaissance, the largest Renaissance museum in France.

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 of Ézanville, on the Ézanville side of the border.

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

• INSEE
• Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise (French)

External links

• Tourism office board (French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (English)
• Musée National de la Renaissance (French)