Écully

Écully (French pronunciation: [ekyli] (listen)) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France just west of Lyon.

Écully
Commune
The Château du Vivier
Coat of arms
Location of Écully
Écully
Écully
Coordinates: 45°46′31″N 4°46′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
MetropolisLyon Metropolis
ArrondissementLyon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sébastien Michel
Area
1
8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
18,948
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69081 /69130
Elevation180–305 m (591–1,001 ft)
(avg. 211 m or 692 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the location of the Paul Bocuse Institute, which is partially situated inside the Château du Vivier.[2] It is also the location of many higher education institutions, including École de Management de Lyon and École centrale de Lyon. The city is also home to the French National Institute of Forensic Science. Écully is at 6 km of Lyon downtown. It offers a privileged lifestyle in the countryside just a few minutes from the downtown of the second largest metropolitan area in France. It is also one of the most exclusive towns of Lyon. The city is served by the Transports en commun lyonnais (TCL). The botanist Antoine Cariot (1820–1883) was born in Écully.

Name
Coat of arms of Écully

Écully was originally covered with a forest of oaks "Aesculus" in Latin, the name changed over the millennia into Esculiacus, Excolliacus, Escullieu, Escully, Ecuilly, and finally, Écully.

History

The circumstances and date of foundation of the city are lost in the mists of time. The site has been settled by humans since the Stone Age, burial pits as well as several polished stone axes, pottery debris, and a hollowed out stone in the form of a basin or mortar were found in 1860 during excavations.[3]

In the early days of the Roman Empire the development of the Roman colony and capital of Gaul Lugdunum (which later became the city of Lyon) required the construction of major roads leading to other cities in Gaul. Built by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, two of these roads pass through Écully. The Roman colony also needed a massive water supply. The aqueducts that brought it from the Mont d'Or and the Brevenne river, crossed Écully.

The name of the town appears for the first time in 980 AD in a document of a cartulary of the Savigny Abbey.

Écully benefited from the economic development of Lyon. Rich merchants, aldermen, and notables bought the land and built beautiful houses, attracted in particular by a favorable tax system, obtained in 1485 and confirmed by Henri IV in 1594: the exemption from theTaille direct land tax. Some of the city's oldest remaining families settled in the city during this time.

Leading institutions of higher education

Health

Écully has four clinics: the Val d'Ouest, La Sauvegarde, Mon repos and Saint-Louis.

Sports

The city has a municipal swimming pool, several gyms, a bowling alley, a multipurpose room, a tennis court, a football and a rugby field.

Businesses

The city is the seat of Euronews TV and the Groupe SEB (the world leader in small appliance).

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. "Institut Paul Bocuse: Contact". Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  3. Vingtrinier and Vaesen (1900). Ecully. Lyon: imprimerie Paquet. p. 9.


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