Brunoy Explained

Brunoy
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Brunoy.svg
Map Size:270px
Adjustable Map:Brunoy_map.png
Map Caption:Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates:48.6979°N 2.5044°W
Arrondissement:Évry
Canton:Épinay-sous-Sénart and Yerres
Insee:91114
Postal Code:91800
Mayor:Bruno Gallier[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Val d'Yerres Val de Seine
Elevation M:53
Elevation Min M:37
Elevation Max M:94
Area Km2:6.62

Brunoy (in French pronounced as /bʁynwa/) is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France, France. It is located 20.6km (12.8miles) from the center of Paris. The tenor Louis Nourrit (1780–1831) died in Brunoy.

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

Population

Inhabitants of Brunoy are known as Brunoyens in French.

Transportation

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

Twin towns

The town is twinned with the borough of Reigate and Banstead.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. http://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/public/Community_Living/Town_Twinning/ Reigate & Banstead twinning info