Breuillet (Essonne)

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Breuillet
Breuillet coat of arms
Breuillet (France)
Breuillet
region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Palaiseau
Canton Dourdan
Community association Cœur d'Essonne agglomeration
Coordinates 48 ° 34 '  N , 2 ° 10'  E 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
Website http://www.ville-breuillet.fr/

Breuillet Town Hall (Château du Chapitre)

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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
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

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