Écueillé

Écueillé is a commune with 1306 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Indre in the Centre region. It belongs administratively to Châteauroux Arrondissement and Canton Écueillé whose capital it is.

• 2.1 Population development

Geography

The municipality is located in the countryside Bas- Berry, around 40 kilometers north- west of Châteauroux and 60 kilometers south-east of Tours on the border of the Indre- et -Loire. Neighboring communities of Écueillé are:

• Luçay -le- Mâle the north and east,
• Jeu - Maloches in the southeast,
• Heugnes and Préaux in the south,
• Villedômain in the southwest and
• Nouans -les -Fontaines in the northwest.

The town itself is situated on the left bank of the river tourmente which drains in a northwesterly direction, and finally ends as a right tributary to the Indrois.

Transport links

The community is located off on regional roads. The local transport links made ​​by the department streets D8 ( of Issoudun direction hole ) and D13 (from Lucay -le- Mâle Châtillon -sur -Indre ).

The village lies on the railway line Train du Bas- Berry. It is a narrow gauge railway with 1 m track width, which is reversed by Argy after Lucay -le- Mâle and now operated for tourism only.

History

Demographics

Attractions

• Église Notre -Dame- d'Écueillé, church from the 12th century - Monument historique
• Gare d' Écueillé, railway system from the beginning of the 20th century - Monument historique