Fontenay-lès-Briis
The town hall of Fontenay
The town hall of Fontenay
Location of Fontenay-lès-Briis
Fontenay-lès-Briis is located in France
Fontenay-lès-Briis
Fontenay-lès-Briis
Fontenay-lès-Briis is located in Île-de-France (region)
Fontenay-lès-Briis
Fontenay-lès-Briis
Coordinates: 48°37′09″N 2°09′22″E / 48.6192°N 2.156°E / 48.6192; 2.156
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonDourdan
IntercommunalityPays de Limours
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Thierry Degivry[1]
Area
1
9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
2,297
  Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91243 /91640
Elevation59–170 m (194–558 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontenay-lès-Briis (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tnɛ bʁi] , literally Fontenay near Briis) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

History

The village of Fontenay-lès-Briis is mentioned in the charter of Clotilde, dated to 10 March 673, founding a nunnery at Bruyères-le-Châtel.

Geography

Climate

Fontenay-lès-Briis has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Fontenay-lès-Briis is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 696.0 mm (27.40 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.8 °C (67.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C (39.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Fontenay-lès-Briis was 42.5 °C (108.5 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −18.0 °C (−0.4 °F) on 17 January 1985.

Climate data for Fontenay-lès-Briis (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1964−2021)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)
20.7
(69.3)
24.9
(76.8)
29.2
(84.6)
32.5
(90.5)
37.5
(99.5)
42.5
(108.5)
40.2
(104.4)
34.8
(94.6)
30.0
(86.0)
21.5
(70.7)
17.3
(63.1)
42.5
(108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1)
8.5
(47.3)
12.6
(54.7)
16.3
(61.3)
20.1
(68.2)
23.5
(74.3)
26.1
(79.0)
26.0
(78.8)
21.8
(71.2)
16.6
(61.9)
10.9
(51.6)
7.6
(45.7)
16.4
(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)
4.9
(40.8)
7.9
(46.2)
10.7
(51.3)
14.3
(57.7)
17.5
(63.5)
19.8
(67.6)
19.6
(67.3)
16.0
(60.8)
12.1
(53.8)
7.6
(45.7)
4.8
(40.6)
11.6
(52.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7)
1.2
(34.2)
3.1
(37.6)
5.0
(41.0)
8.6
(47.5)
11.6
(52.9)
13.4
(56.1)
13.2
(55.8)
10.2
(50.4)
7.7
(45.9)
4.4
(39.9)
2.1
(35.8)
6.8
(44.2)
Record low °C (°F) −18.0
(−0.4)
−13.5
(7.7)
−10.8
(12.6)
−6.0
(21.2)
−1.5
(29.3)
1.1
(34.0)
4.3
(39.7)
3.7
(38.7)
0.5
(32.9)
−4.1
(24.6)
−10.4
(13.3)
−16.5
(2.3)
−18.0
(−0.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 54.2
(2.13)
48.6
(1.91)
50.4
(1.98)
47.5
(1.87)
69.0
(2.72)
58.0
(2.28)
61.1
(2.41)
62.6
(2.46)
50.9
(2.00)
61.2
(2.41)
61.2
(2.41)
71.3
(2.81)
696.0
(27.40)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11.2 10.4 9.7 9.0 9.4 8.6 7.5 7.8 7.6 10.1 11.6 12.6 115.5
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 929    
1975 1,168+3.32%
1982 1,204+0.43%
1990 1,567+3.35%
1999 1,707+0.96%
2007 1,713+0.04%
2012 1,882+1.90%
2017 2,149+2.69%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Fontenay-lès-Briis are known as Fontenois in French.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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