Briis-sous-Forges

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Briis-sous-Forges

(2020–2026) Emmanuel Dassa^[1]Area

10.86 km² (4.19 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,380 • Density310/km² (810/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

91111 /91640

Elevation87–173 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,059	—
1975	1,547	+5.56%
1982	1,850	+2.59%
1990	2,220	+2.31%
1999	3,211	+4.19%
2007	3,352	+0.54%
2012	3,551	+1.16%
2017	3,408	−0.82%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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)