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Bruyères-le-Châtel
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Bruyères-le-Châtel () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
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Bruyères-le-Châtel is a commune in France, situated in the Essonne department and the arrondissement of Palaiseau. It is located in the Île-de-France region and has historically been part of Seine-et-Oise. The municipality borders Marcoussis, Breuillet, Égly, and Fontenay-lès-Briis. Its official name is also listed as Bruyères-Libre.
The area covers 12.9 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 168 meters. The population is recorded as 3,788, comprising 1,603 males and 1,699 females. The postal code is 91680, and the associated electoral district is the canton of Arpajon.
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- Locality
- Bruyères-le-Châtel
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,184
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
- 48
- French commune.elevation max m
- 168
- French commune.area km2
- 12.90
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Commune dynamique en Essonne — Bruyères-le-Châtel
Au cœur du Hurepoix, à 35 min RER de Paris, entre forêts et patrimoine.
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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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- Commons category
- Bruyères-le-Châtel
- postal code
- 91680
- associated electoral district
- canton of Arpajon
- male population
- 1603
- female population
- 1699
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-1-64-90-07-18
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bruyères-le-Châtel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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