Bondoufle, Essonne, Île-de-France, France

Bondoufle, Essonne, Île-de-France, France

Bondoufle, whose inhabitants are called the Bondouflois, is a commune in France, located southeast of Paris in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region. Until the end of the 1960s, it was a Village of less than three hundred inhabitants. And when it was integrated into the new town of Evry, the commune was rapidly urbanised by means of suburban residences surrounding the original village and business parks along the main roads. Bondoufle is 7 km from the prefecture of Evry, 3 km from the Francilienne and 25 km fromOrly airport.

It is fully integrated into the Paris conurbation, and is located in the north-east of the Hurepoix natural region. The municipal territory covers 676 hectares, of which more than 48% is urbanised and built-up and 30% has retained a rural character, mainly in the west of the municipality. No natural watercourse crosses the territory, but gullies and basins have been built to drain the plateau and the Vanne and Loing aqueduct, particularly in the north in the Marinière industrial zone and in the south to connect the ponds. A pond also remains in the park in the Trois Parts district to the west and several rainwater retention basins have been dug in the Bordes business park to the south-west. A short underground section of the Vanne and Loing aqueduct runs through the extreme north-east of the area and supplies Paris with drinking water, flowing into the Montsouris reservoir.

Climate

Bondoufle enjoys a degraded oceanic climate, characterised by mild summers and cool winters, with rainfall evenly distributed over the year, watering the commune with 599 millimetres of rainfall over the year, the commune is watered in the same proportions as the other regions north of the Loire. The average temperature in Brétigny-sur-Orge is 11°C with average maximum and minimum temperatures of 15.2°C and 6.4°C. The actual maximum and minimum temperatures recorded are 24.5°C in July and 1°C in January. The location of the municipality in the outer suburbs results in a lower urban density and a negative difference of one to two degrees Celsius between it and Paris. Similarly, the presence of rivers and fields causes the formation of mists and fogs that reduce the amount of sunshine, which is established at 1,798 hours over the year.

Health

• Les Jardins de Cybèle: this is a residential establishment for dependent elderly people.

• A maternal and child protection centre.

• Several private practitioners work in the commune, such as doctors, dentists and pharmacists.

Places of worship

The Catholic religion has the church of Saint-Denis-et-Saint-Fiacre, on which the Catholic parish of Bondoufle depends, which is attached to the pastoral sector of Evry and the diocese of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes.

Heritage

With regard to the environmental heritage of the commune, the entire wooded area, known as the Bois de Saint-Eutrope, located to the north of the Route Nationale 104, has been classified as a sensitive natural area by the Essonne General Council. The Val-Grand golf course extends over more than four hectares to the south of the town and constitutes a park on the edge of the town.

As for the architectural and historical heritage, no Bondoufl building has been listed as a historical monument, only the bronze church bell dating from 1548 was classified as an object on 27 April 1944. Elements from the 12th and 15th centuries are preserved in the town's church.