Bruyères-le-Châtel
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Bruyères-le-Châtel (French pronunciation: [bʁɥijɛʁ lǝ ʃɑtɛl] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Bruyères-le-Châtel | |
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The town hall of Bruyères | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bruyères-le-Châtel | |
  Bruyères-le-Châtel Location within France  Bruyères-le-Châtel Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°35′37″N 2°11′33″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Arpajon |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur d'Essonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Rouyer[1] |
Area 1 | 12.90 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,788 |
| • Density | 293.6/km2 (760.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
History
A nunnery was founded at Bruyères-le-Châtel by a noblewoman named Clotilde.[citation needed] The charter endowing the monastery is dated to 10 March 673 and is among the oldest original private charters which survive from Merovingian Francia.[citation needed]
In February 2025, it was announced that the French firm Eclairion would be opening a data center in the commune, occupying an area of 4 hectares (9.9 acres), with up to 60 megawatts of capacity. One company that would be taking advantage of this data center would be Mistral AI.[3][4]
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% |
| 2023 | 3,788 | +2.31% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Inhabitants of Bruyères-le-Châtel are known as Bruyérois in French.
