Fontenay-lès-Briis
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Fontenay-lès-Briis (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tnɛ lɛ bʁi] ⓘ, literally Fontenay near Briis) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Fontenay-lès-Briis | |
|---|---|
The town hall of Fontenay | |
 Location of Fontenay-lès-Briis | |
  Fontenay-lès-Briis Location within France  Fontenay-lès-Briis Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′09″N 2°09′22″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Dourdan |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Limours |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Degivry[1] |
Area 1 | 9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,350 |
| • Density | 242/km2 (626/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91243 /91640 |
| Elevation | 59–170 m (194–558 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The village of Fontenay-lès-Briis is mentioned in the charter of Clotilde, dated to 10 March 673, founding a nunnery at Bruyères-le-Châtel.
Geography
Climate
Fontenay-lès-Briis has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Fontenay-lès-Briis is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 696.0 mm (27.40 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.8 °C (67.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C (39.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Fontenay-lès-Briis was 42.5 °C (108.5 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −18.0 °C (−0.4 °F) on 17 January 1985.
| Climate data for Fontenay-lès-Briis (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1964−2021) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
42.5 (108.5) |
40.2 (104.4) |
34.8 (94.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.0 (−0.4) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.2 (2.13) |
48.6 (1.91) |
50.4 (1.98) |
47.5 (1.87) |
69.0 (2.72) |
58.0 (2.28) |
61.1 (2.41) |
62.6 (2.46) |
50.9 (2.00) |
61.2 (2.41) |
61.2 (2.41) |
71.3 (2.81) |
696.0 (27.40) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 115.5 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 929 | — |
| 1975 | 1,168 | +3.32% |
| 1982 | 1,204 | +0.43% |
| 1990 | 1,567 | +3.35% |
| 1999 | 1,707 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 1,713 | +0.04% |
| 2012 | 1,882 | +1.90% |
| 2017 | 2,149 | +2.69% |
| 2023 | 2,350 | +1.50% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Inhabitants of Fontenay-lès-Briis are known as Fontenois in French.
