Bruyères-le-Châtel
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Place details
- Locality
- Bruyères-le-Châtel
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,184
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bruyères-le-Châtel
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Bruyères Mairie.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall of Bruyères
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Bruyères-le-Châtel (Essonne).svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 91115
- French commune.postal code
- 91680
- French commune.arrondissement
- Palaiseau
- French commune.canton
- Arpajon
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Cœur d'Essonne
- French commune.mayor
- Thierry Rouyer
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bruyères-Libre
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Palaiseau
- Population
- +3788
- Area
- +12.9
- Elevation
- +100
- Shares border with
- Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne
- Official website
- www.bruyereslechatel.fr
- Image
- Bruyères Mairie.JPG
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Bruyères-le-Châtel () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
==History== A nunnery was founded at Bruyères-le-Châtel by a noblewoman named Clotilde. The charter endowing the monastery is dated to 10 March 673 and is among the oldest original private charters which survive from Merovingian Francia.