Escalquens

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Escalquens

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Tronco^[1]Area

8.42 km² (3.25 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

6,986 • Density830/km² (2,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

31169 /31750

Elevation146–232 m (479–761 ft)
(avg. 157 m or 515 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Escalquens (French pronunciation: [ɛskalkɛ̃s]) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Escalquens station has rail connections to Toulouse, Carcassonne and Narbonne.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	896	—
1975	2,051	+12.56%
1982	2,884	+4.99%
1990	4,323	+5.19%
1999	5,477	+2.66%
2007	5,685	+0.47%
2012	6,124	+1.50%
2017	6,660	+1.69%
2018	6,955	+4.43%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Monuments

The town hall.
The church St.Martin.
The war memorial.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE