Bruyères-le-Châtel

French commune
nomcommune=Bruyères-le-Châtel


caption=


x=137
y=81
lat_long=coord|48|35|37|N|2|11|34|E|region:FR_type:city
insee=91115
cp=91680
région=Île-de-France
département=Essonne
arrondissement=Palaiseau
canton=Arpajon
intercomm=CC de l'Arpajonnais
maire=Thierry Rouyer
mandat=2008-2014
alt mini=48 m
alt maxi=168 m
km²=12.90
sans=3,013
date-sans=1999
dens=234
date-dens=1999|

Bruyères-le-Châtel is a town and a commune in the Essonne "département", in the French region of Île-de-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.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was formatnum:3013. The estimate for 2005 was formatnum:3015.

Inhabitants of Bruyères-le-Châtel are known as "Bruyérois".

ee also

*Communes of the Essonne department

References

* [http://www.ume.asso.fr Mayors of Essonne Association] fr icon
* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon

External links

* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=91115 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos91115.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon