Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 8.45 km² Arrondissement Lyon | Population (2012) 17,742 INSEE/Postal code 69081 /69130 Local time Sunday 6:45 AM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 83% Humidity Colleges and Universities École centrale de Lyon, EMLYON Business School, Centrale Graduate School | ||
Écully is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France just west of Lyon.
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It is the location of the Paul Bocuse Institute, which is partially situated inside the Château du Vivier.
It is also the location of many higher education institutions, including École de Management de Lyon and École centrale de Lyon.
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
The locality of Écully was originally covered with a forest of oaks. Aesculus, "oak" in Latin, which gives Esculiacus know several transformations: Excolliacus, Escullieu, Escully, Ecuilly, and finally, Écully .
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).