Bruyères-le-Châtel is a town and a commune in the Essonne département, in the French region of Île-de-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.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was . The estimate for 2005 was .

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

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• Mayors of Essonne Association
• INSEE
• IGN

External links

• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage
• Land use (IAURIF)