Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Etampes | |
| Canton | Arpajon | |
| Community association | Entre Juine et Renarde | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 34 ' N , 2 ° 13' E | |
| height | 69–156 m | |
| surface | 8.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,868 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 481 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91790 | |
| INSEE code | 91085 | |
| Website | http://www.boissy-ssy.fr/ | |
_mairie_1122.jpg) Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon town hall |
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Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon is a commune with 3868 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 the Canton of Arpajon . The inhabitants are called Buxéens .
geography
Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon is located about 28 kilometers south-southwest of Paris . Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Égly in the north, Avrainville in the east, Torfou in the southeast, Mauchamps in the south, Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières in the southwest and Saint-Yon in the west.
The National Route 20 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 810 | 1,017 | 1,211 | 2,543 | 3,309 | 3,566 | 3,631 | 3.713 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon
- Saint-Thomas-Becket church, monument historique since 1948
- Domain Tourelles, Monument historique since 1977
- 17th century Courbette house
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the British parish of Colney Heath in Hertfordshire (England) since 1982 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, Volume 2, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 871-873.
