Bruyères-le-Châtel

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bruyères-le-Châtel

(2020–2026) Thierry Rouyer^[1]Area

12.90 km² (4.98 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,584 • Density280/km² (720/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

91115 /91680

Elevation48–168 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.

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

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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,521	—
1975	2,103	+4.74%
1982	2,199	+0.64%
1990	2,536	+1.80%
1999	3,013	+1.93%
2007	3,077	+0.26%
2012	3,513	+2.69%
2017	3,302	−1.23%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE