Bruyères-le-Châtel (French pronunciation: [bʁɥijɛʁ lǝ ʃɑtɛl] (listen)) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Bruyères-le-Châtel
Commune
The town hall of Bruyères
Coat of arms
Location of Bruyères-le-Châtel
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Coordinates: 48°35′37″N 2°11′33″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Arpajon
Intercommunality	CA Cœur d'Essonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Rouyer[1]
Area 1	12.90 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	3,497
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91115 /91680
Elevation	48–168 m (157–551 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bruyères-le-Châtel.

• 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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