Egchel

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Egchel

| settlement_type = Village

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| pushpin_map = Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg

| pushpin_label_position = left

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Limburg

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Peel en Maas

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 5987AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 25 April 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 34

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| area_total_km2 = 5.65

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=25 April 2022}}

| population_total = 1,250

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 5987

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 077

| coordinates = {{coord|51|18|50|N|5|58|14|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

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Egchel is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Peel en Maas, and lies about 14 km north of Roermond.

The village was first mentioned in 1405 as Heynchen van Aygel. The etymology is unknown.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/egchel |title=Egchel - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=nl}}

Egchel was home to 195 people in 1840. The Catholic St Jacobus de Meerdere Church was built in 1948. The population was 1,250 in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/egchel |title=Egchel |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=nl}}