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{{Infobox French commune
|image                  = Ecully vivier.jpg
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|caption                = The ''château du Vivier''
|image coat of arms     = Blason_Écully.svg
|name                   = Écully
|arrondissement         = Lyon
|canton                 =
|INSEE                  = 69081
|postal code            = 69130
|party                  =
|mayor                  = Sébastien Michel<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       =
|coordinates            = {{coord|45.7753|4.7783|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            = 211
|elevation min m        = 180
|elevation max m        = 305
|area km2               = 8.45
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
'''Écully''' ({{IPA|fr|ekyli|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Écully.wav}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] of [[France]] in the [[Metropolis of Lyon]] in [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] [[Regions of France|region]].
==Geography==
Écully is at 6&nbsp;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.
===Transport===
The city is served by the ''[[Transports en commun lyonnais]]'' (TCL).
==Name==
[[File:Grandes armes Écully.svg|thumb|left|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.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Vingtrinier and Vaesen|title=Ecully|publisher=imprimerie Paquet|year=1900|location=Lyon|pages=9}}</ref>
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]] (son-in-law, and lieutenant to the first [[Roman emperor]] [[Augustus]]) 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, Rhône|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 [[Henry IV of France|Henri IV]] in 1594: the exemption from the ''taille'' direct land [[tax]]. Some of the city's oldest remaining families settled in the city during this time.
==Population==
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-69081#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|graph-pos = right
|1968 |10077
|1975 |17944
|1982 |17865
|1990 |18360
|1999 |18011
|2006 |18249
|2011 |17854
|2016 |18097
|2021 |18361
}}
==Administration==
The municipal council is composed of 33 members elected for a six-year term. The mayor are elected by the councilors.
==Leading institutions of higher education==
It is the location of the [[Paul Bocuse]] Institute, which is partially situated inside the ''Château du Vivier''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Institut Paul Bocuse: Contact |url=http://www.institutpaulbocuse.com/fr/ipb/contact.htm |accessdate=2009-03-14}}</ref> It is also the location of many higher education institutions, including  [[EMLYON Business School]], [[École centrale de Lyon]] and French National Forensic Institute.
==Health==
Écully has two clinics: the ''Val d'Ouest'' and ''Mon repos''.
==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 the [[Groupe SEB]] (the world leader in [[small appliance]]).
==People==
The botanist [[Antoine Cariot]] (1820–1883) was born in Écully.
Alexis Jandard (1997- )  Springboard athlete
==References==
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