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Bruyères-le-Châtel
Île-de-Francevillage
Bruyères-le-Châtel
Total population
3,584
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Bruyères-le-Châtel is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
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. In February 2025, it was announced that the French firm Eclairion would be opening a data center in the commune, occupying an area of , with up to 60 megawatts of capacity. One company that would be taking advantage of this data center would be Mistral AI.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,267
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,980
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,778
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,710
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,620
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,250
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,957
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,451
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bruyères-le-Châtel, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 91115
- Department
- 91
- Region
- 11
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,788
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr