Brunoy (French pronunciation: [bʁynwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France, France. It is located 20.6 km (12.8 mi) from the center of Paris. The tenor Louis Nourrit (1780–1831) died in Brunoy.
Brunoy
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The town hall of Brunoy
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Coat of arms | |
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
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Location of Brunoy  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°41′52″N 2°30′16″E / 48.6979°N 2.5044°E / 48.6979; 2.5044 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Évry |
| Canton | Épinay-sous-Sénart and Yerres |
| Intercommunality | CA Val d'Yerres Val de Seine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Gallier[1] |
| Area
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| 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 25,423 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
91114 /91800
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| 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. | |
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.
Inhabitants of Brunoy are known as Brunoyens in French.
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Brunoy is served by Brunoy station on Paris RER line D.
The town is twinned with the boroughofReigate and Banstead.[5]
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