Escoville
Escoville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France, with a population of 803 people as of 2017.
Population
Geography
Escoville is located 5 kilometers north of Troarn, 11 kilometers northeast of Caen, 14 kilometers south of Cabourg, and 35 kilometers from Deauville. Escoville is part of the urban area of Caen.Toponymy
The name of the locality is attested in the form Scotvilla in 1101 ; Escoldivilla in 1109 ; Scolvilla in 1156 - 1161 ; Escotvilla in 1201 ; Ecovilla in 1128 ; Escovilla in 1208.Albert Dauzat and, following him, Ernest Nègre consider that the first element Escold- represents the Germanic personal name Ascald, variant form Ascolt, while there is no ancient form in As-. Furthermore, they did not know the first form Scotvilla, which is entirely compatible with the evolutions Escotvilla > Ecovilla, but not really with *Ascaldvilla > Escoldivilla or *Ascoltvilla > Escoldivilla, we should end up in *Escauville in one case and *Escouville in the other. This is why François de Beaurepaire identifies the ethnic scot as "Scottish".
Homonymy with Escoville. The name scoville has evolved into the English last names Scoville, Scovill, Scoffield, Schofield, and Scourfield.