Breux-Jouy
| Breux-Jouy | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Etampes | |
| Canton | Dourdan | |
| Community association | Dourdannais en Hurepoix | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 34 ' N , 2 ° 11' E | |
| height | 55-151 m | |
| surface | 4.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,245 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 266 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91650 | |
| INSEE code | 91106 | |
| Website | http://www.breux-jouy.fr/ | |
_mairie_1125.jpg) Town hall (Mairie) of Breux-Jouy |
||
Breux-Jouy is a commune with 1,245 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 Dourdan (until 2015: canton of Saint-Chéron ). The inhabitants are called Brojiciens .
geography
Breux-Jouy is located about 35 kilometers south-southwest of Paris on the Rémarde River . Breux-Jouy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Breuillet in the north, Saint-Yon in the east, Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières in the south and south-east, Souzy-la-Briche in the south and Saint-Chéron in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 460 | 409 | 509 | 683 | 1,147 | 1,438 | 1,235 | 1,239 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Martin church from the 13th century
- Baville Castle from the 17th century, a historic monument since 1990
Saint Martin Church
Baville Castle
.jpg)
Personalities
- Juliet Berto (1947–1990), actress
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, Volume 2, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 876-879.
Web links
Commons : Breux-Jouy - collection of images, videos and audio files
