Boissy-la-Rivière
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Etampes | |
| Canton | Etampes | |
| Community association | Étampois Sud Essonne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 22 ' N , 2 ° 9' E | |
| height | 70-147 m | |
| surface | 12.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 526 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91690 | |
| INSEE code | 91079 | |
| Website | http://boissy.la.riviere.free.fr/ | |
_Mairie_retouche.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Boissy-la-Rivière |
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Boissy-la-Rivière is a French municipality with 526 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Étampes and is part of the canton of Étampes (until 2015: canton of Méréville ). The inhabitants are called Bucussia .
geography
Boissy-la-Rivière is located about 56 kilometers south-southwest of Paris on the Juine . Boissy-la-Rivière is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ormoy-la-Rivière in the north, Étampes in the north and north-east, La Forêt-Sainte-Croix in the east, Marolles-en-Beauce in the east and south-east, Fontaine-la-Rivière in the south , Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière in the southwest and Saclas in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 217 | 238 | 297 | 353 | 412 | 455 | 500 | 568 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church, historique monument since 1926
- Bierville Castle and Domain
- La Pax tower
Personalities
- Marc Sangnier (1873–1950), journalist and politician, Mayor of Boissy-la-Rivière (1925)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, Volume 2, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 640–642.
Web links
Commons : Boissy-la-Rivière - collection of images, videos and audio files
