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. 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. 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 the taille direct land tax. Some of the city's oldest remaining families settled in the city during this time.

Geography

Écully is at 6 km of Lyon's city centre. It offers a privileged lifestyle in the relative countryside just a few minutes from the centre of the second-largest metropolitan area in France. The city is served by the Transports en commun lyonnais (TCL).

Most-observed species

• Species 9705453

  Species 9705453
  5,463
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,278
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,540
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,170
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,829
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,823
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,761
• Species 5231190

  Species 5231190
  3,658

Most recent

• M 3.3 — 2025-05-06
  8 km W of Chapareillan, France
• M 3 — 2008-01-05
  2 km N of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France
• M 2.5 — 2007-10-18
  3 km SE of Arlanc, France
• M 3.1 — 2007-07-09
  France
• M 2.6 — 2007-05-23
  3 km W of Jasseron, France
• M 2.7 — 2007-05-07
  2 km N of Tain-l'Hermitage, France