Briis-sous-Forges

Briis-sous-Forges
The town hall of Briis-sous-Forges
Location of Briis-sous-Forges
Briis-sous-Forges
Briis-sous-Forges
Coordinates: 48°37′29″N 2°07′27″E / 48.6247°N 2.1241°E / 48.6247; 2.1241
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonDourdan
IntercommunalityPays de Limours
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Emmanuel Dassa
Area
1
10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
3,375
  Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91111 /91640
Elevation87–173 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.

Briis-sous-Forges (French pronunciation: [bʁi su fɔʁʒ] , literally Briis under Forges) is a commune in the Essonne department and Île-de-France region of north-central France.