Bouray-sur-Juine
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Etampes | |
| Canton | Arpajon | |
| Community association | Entre Juine et Renarde | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 31 ' N , 2 ° 18' E | |
| height | 53-139 m | |
| surface | 7.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,184 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 302 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91850 | |
| INSEE code | 91095 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-bouraysurjuine.fr/ | |
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Bouray-sur-Juine is a municipality in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France in France . It has 2,184 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). Bouray-sur-Juine belongs to the Arrondissement of Étampes and the Canton of Arpajon (until 2015: Canton of Étréchy ). The inhabitants are called Bouraysia .
geography
Bouray-sur-Juine is located on the banks of the Juine River about 37 kilometers south of central Paris . The municipality is located in the Gâtinais français Regional Nature Park . It is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lardy in the north and northwest, Saint-Vrain in the north and northeast, Itteville in the east and southeast, Cerny in the south and southeast and Janville-sur-Juine in the west and southwest.
history
The municipality is named after the landlord Pierre de Bouray, who lived here in the 13th century in what was then the castle or castle Mesnil-Voisin.
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 758 | 758 | 1,459 | 1,587 | 1,706 | 1,867 | 1.927 | 2,061 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bouray-sur-Juine
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church from the 11th century, a historic monument since 1950
- Mesnil-Voisin Castle from the 17th century with pigeon tower and chapel, Monument historique since 1980, 1994/95
- Cave with cave drawings, monument historique since 1979
- Mill
- Cornuel bridge to Lardy, built in 1757, monument historique since 1980
- Frémigny Castle
- Wash house , built in the middle of the 19th century
Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church
Mesnil-Voisin Castle
Frémigny Castle
Pont Cornuel
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, Volume 1, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 339–342.
