Bruyères-le-Châtel
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| Bruyères-le-Châtel | ||
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| The town hall of Bruyères
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
| Canton | Arpajon | |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur d'Essonne | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Rouyer[1] | |
| Area1 | 12.90 km2 (4.98 sq mi) | |
| Population (Jan. 2018)2 | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | |
| 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Bruyères-le-Châtel (French pronunciation: [bʁɥijɛʁ lǝ ʃɑtɛl] (
listen)) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
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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
References
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