Brunoy
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 The Hôtel de Ville | |
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| Coordinates: 48°41′52″N 2°30′16″E / 48.6979°N 2.5044°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Évry |
| Canton | Épinay-sous-Sénart and Yerres |
| Intercommunality | CA Val d'Yerres Val de Seine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Gallier[1] |
Area 1 | 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 25,643 |
| • Density | 3,870/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91114 /91800 |
| Elevation | 37–94 m (121–308 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Brunoy (French pronunciation: [bʁynwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France, France. It is located 20.6 km (12.8 mi) from the center of Paris. The tenor Louis Nourrit (1780–1831) died in Brunoy.
The city has a church Saint-Medard, richly decorated in the Louis XVI style. Organ Festival takes place each year in November.
Brunoy is home to a branch of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch, which attracts hundreds of students from around the world, most notably from the United States of America and Israel.
History
[edit]The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1898.[3]
Population
[edit]Inhabitants of Brunoy are known as Brunoyens in French.
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Transportation
[edit]Brunoy is served by Brunoy station on Paris RER line D.
Twin towns
[edit]The town is twinned with the borough of Reigate and Banstead.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Simms, Annabel (27 November 2020). "Discover the River Yerres: Mills, Menhirs and the Maison Caillebotte". Bonjour Paris!. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Brunoy, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ Reigate & Banstead twinning info Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- 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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