Brunoy

Brunoy
The town hall of Brunoy The town hall of Brunoy
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Brunoy
Intercommunality	Val d'Yerres
Government
• Mayor (2012–2014)	Bruno Gallier
Area1	6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	26,324
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Brunoy is a commune in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 20.6 km (12.8 mi) from the center of Paris.

Inhabitants of Brunoy are known as Brunoyens.

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 Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch, which attracts hundreds of students from around the world, most notably from the United States of America and Israel.

Twin towns

The town is twinned with the borough of Reigate and Banstead.

Transportation

Brunoy is served by Brunoy station on Paris RER line D.

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)

External links

• Official website (French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (English)