Briis-sous-Forges

Briis-sous-Forges
Commune
The town hall of Briis-sous-Forges
Coat of arms
Briis-sous-Forges Location within Île-de-France region Briis-sous-Forges
Coordinates: 48°37′29″N 2°07′27″E / 48.6247°N 2.1241°E / 48.6247; 2.1241Coordinates: 48°37′29″N 2°07′27″E / 48.6247°N 2.1241°E / 48.6247; 2.1241
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Dourdan
Intercommunality	Pays de Limours
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Vera
Area1	10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,408
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91111 /91640
Elevation	87–173 m (285–568 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Briis-sous-Forges is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Inhabitants of Briis-sous-Forges are known as Brissois.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Briis-sous-Forges.

• Official website (in French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (in French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (in English)