Breuillet (Essonne)
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region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Essonne | |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
Canton | Dourdan | |
Community association | Cœur d'Essonne agglomeration | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 34 ' N , 2 ° 10' E | |
height | 50-116 m | |
surface | 6.69 km 2 | |
Residents | 8,394 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 1,255 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 91650 | |
INSEE code | 91105 | |
Website | http://www.ville-breuillet.fr/ | |
Breuillet Town Hall (Château du Chapitre) |
Breuillet is a commune with 8394 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Palaiseau and the Canton of Dourdan . The inhabitants are called Breuilletois .
geography
Breuillet lies between the Rémarde and Orge rivers . Neighboring municipalities of Breuillet are Bruyères-le-Châtel in the north, Égly in the north-east, Saint-Yon in the east and south-east, Breux-Jouy in the south, Saint-Chéron in the south-west and Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne in the west and north-west.
Both train stations in the municipality, Breuillet-Village and Breuillet-Bruyères-le-Châtel, are served by the RER C line.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
Residents | 2,009 | 2,639 | 6,562 | 7.176 | 7,321 | 7,331 | 8,044 | 8,361 |
Attractions
- Château du Chapitre, built at the end of the 16th century, today's town hall
- Château du Colombier, built in the mid to late 18th century
- Saint-Pierre church
Community partnerships
- Ammanford , Carmarthenshire (Wales), United Kingdom
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, Volume 2, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 873-876.
Web links
Commons : Breuillet - collection of images, videos and audio files