Bruyères-le-Châtel
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
| Canton | Arpajon | |
| Community association | Cœur d'Essonne agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 36 ' N , 2 ° 12' E | |
| height | 48-168 m | |
| surface | 12.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,302 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 256 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91680 | |
| INSEE code | 91115 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-bruyereslechatel.fr/ | |
 Bruyères-le-Châtel town hall |
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Bruyères-le-Châtel is a French commune with 3,302 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region . It belongs to the Arrondissement Palaiseau and the Canton of Arpajon . The inhabitants are called Bruyèrois .
geography
Bruyères-le-Châtel is located about 33 kilometers southwest of Paris on the Rémarde river , a tributary of the Orge in the Hurepoix landscape . Bruyères-le-Châtel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marcoussis in the north and north-east, Ollainville in the east, Égly in the south-east, Breuillet in the south and south-west, Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne in the south-west and Fontenay-lès-Briis in the west and north-west.
history
Bruyères-le-Châtel was first mentioned in a charter in 670 , when a Clotilde founded a convent here.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,078 | 1,521 | 2,103 | 2,199 | 2,536 | 3,013 | 3,097 | 3,389 |
coat of arms
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Blazon : "The coat of arms, an upright lion, is derived from the coat of arms of the Bruyères family." |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bruyères-le-Châtel
- Pierre Beaumirault ; Menhir from the Neolithic, Monument historique since 1978
- Church Saint-Didier of the 10th century, Monument historique since 1931
- Morionville Castle was demolished in 1972 because a commercial complex was being built there
- 18th century chapel
Personalities
- Joseph de Ferrières de Sauvebœuf (1918–1944), military
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, Volume 1, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 52-54.
Web links
Individual evidence