Brie, Ille-et-Vilaine

Brie Brev
Commune
The church of Brie
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°57′10″N 1°32′10″W / 47.9528°N 1.5361°W / 47.9528; -1.5361Coordinates: 47°57′10″N 1°32′10″W / 47.9528°N 1.5361°W / 47.9528; -1.5361
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Janzé
Intercommunality	Roche-aux-Fées
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bernard Jamet
Area 1	13.56 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	978
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35041 /35150
Elevation	45–113 m (148–371 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brie (Breton: Brev, Gallo: Beriy) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography[]

The bordering municipalities are: Janzé, Saulnières, Chanteloup and Corps-Nuds.

History[]

The name of the locality is attested in Plebs Beria forms in 1096, Berie in 1240, Beria in 1516^[2] Word of Celtic origin briva or brieria "bridge", or Gallic briga, "fortified height".

Heraldry[]

The Coat of Arms shows Argent with three crenellated fasces of sand. The official status of the coat of arms remains to be determined.

Gallery[]

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  Brie church

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  Brie-biblio1.

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  Brie Street scene

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  Brie Street scene

List of mayors[]

The mayor is Bernard Jamet PS Farmer.

Population[]

In 2017, the commune had 950 inhabitants, an increase of 23% compared to 2007. Inhabitants of Brie are called Briens in French.

See also[]

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brie (Ille-et-Vilaine).

• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)

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