Briis-sous-Forges (French pronunciation: [bʁi su fɔʁʒ] (listen), literally Briis under Forges) is a commune in the Essonne department and Île-de-France region of north-central France.

Briis-sous-Forges
Commune
The town hall of Briis-sous-Forges
Coat of arms
Location of Briis-sous-Forges
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Coordinates: 48°37′29″N 2°07′27″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Dourdan
Intercommunality	Pays de Limours
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Emmanuel Dassa[1]
Area 1	10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	3,342
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91111 /91640
Elevation	87–173 m (285–568 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of Briis-sous-Forges are known in French as les Briissois.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Briis-sous-Forges.

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)

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