Écouen

Écouen (French pronunciation: [ekwɑ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, 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. The artist Louis Théophile Hingre lived and worked in Écouen.^[3]

Écouen
Commune
Château d'Écouen in the town center
Coat of arms
Location of Écouen
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Coordinates: 49°01′10″N 2°22′54″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Sarcelles
Canton	Fosses
Intercommunality	CA Roissy Pays de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Catherine Delprat[1]
Area 1	7.59 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,173
• Density	950/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95205 /95440
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,887	—
1975	4,494	+2.09%
1982	4,338	−0.50%
1990	4,846	+1.39%
1999	7,084	+4.31%
2007	7,383	+0.52%
2012	7,253	−0.35%
2017	7,188	−0.18%
Source: INSEE[4]

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