Brunoy () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the southeastern suburbs of
Paris
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,
Île-de-France
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, France. It is located from the
center of Paris. The
tenor
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Louis Nourrit
Louis Nourrit (4 August 1780, Montpellier – 23 September 1831, Brunoy) was an early 19th-century French tenor. Throughout his operatic career, Nourrit also operated as a diamond merchant.
Biography
After he left Montpellier, he was admitted ...
(1780–1831) died in Brunoy.
The city has a church Saint-Medard, richly decorated in the
Louis XVI
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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
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and
Israel
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.
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
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History
In the Middle A ...
of
Reigate and Banstead
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.
Reigate & Banstead twinning info
References
External links
Official website
*
Mayors of Essonne Association
Communes of Essonne
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