Brunoy

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
Commune
The town hall of Brunoy
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Brunoy
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Coordinates: 48°41′52″N 2°30′16″E
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 1	6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	25,792
• Density	3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91114 /91800
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.

Population

Inhabitants of Brunoy are known as Brunoyens in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 978 —     1800 912 −0.99% 1806 877 −0.65% 1821 915 +0.28% 1831 961 +0.49% 1836 1,000 +0.80% 1841 1,115 +2.20% 1846 1,200 +1.48% 1851 1,205 +0.08% 1856 1,191 −0.23% 1861 1,500 +4.72% 1866 1,709 +2.64% 1872 1,777 +0.65% 1876 2,037 +3.47% 1881 2,037 +0.00% 1886 2,228 +1.81% 1891 2,180 −0.43% 1896 2,381 +1.78%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,642 +2.10% 1906 2,745 +0.77% 1911 3,339 +4.00% 1921 4,237 +2.41% 1926 6,001 +7.21% 1931 7,519 +4.61% 1936 8,149 +1.62% 1946 10,072 +2.14% 1954 10,920 +1.02% 1962 14,848 +3.92% 1968 16,031 +1.29% 1975 22,727 +5.11% 1982 23,899 +0.72% 1990 24,468 +0.29% 1999 23,617 −0.39% 2007 25,981 +1.20% 2012 25,685 −0.23% 2017 25,669 −0.01%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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.^[5]