Brie-Comte-Robert

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Brie-Comte-Robert
Commune
The market square in Brie-Comte-Robert
The market square in Brie-Comte-Robert
Coat of arms of Brie-Comte-Robert
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Brie-Comte-Robert
Brie-Comte-Robert is located in France
Brie-Comte-Robert
Brie-Comte-Robert
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°41′30″N 2°36′30″E / 48.6917°N 2.6083°E / 48.6917; 2.6083Coordinates: 48°41′30″N 2°36′30″E / 48.6917°N 2.6083°E / 48.6917; 2.6083
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementTorcy
CantonCombs-la-Ville
IntercommunalityCC L'Orée de la Brie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Laviolette
Area
1
19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
18,237
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77053 /77170
Elevation47–104 m (154–341 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brie-Comte-Robert (French pronunciation: [bʁi kɔ̃t ʁɔbɛʁ] (About this soundlisten)) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Brie-Comte-Robert is on the edge of the plain of Brie and was formerly the capital of the Brie française.

"Brie" comes from the Gaulish briga, meaning "plateau". The "Comte Robert" was Robert I of Dreux who owned the town and was a brother of the King Louis VII.

Population[]

The inhabitants are called Briards.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,600—    
1800 2,571−0.16%
1806 2,487−0.55%
1821 2,687+0.52%
1831 2,762+0.28%
1836 2,725−0.27%
1841 2,665−0.44%
1846 2,746+0.60%
1851 2,716−0.22%
1856 2,615−0.76%
1861 2,881+1.96%
1866 2,792−0.63%
1872 2,714−0.47%
1876 2,770+0.51%
1881 2,629−1.04%
1886 2,600−0.22%
1891 2,772+1.29%
1896 2,688−0.61%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,718+0.22%
1906 2,685−0.24%
1911 2,651−0.25%
1921 2,522−0.50%
1926 2,784+2.00%
1931 3,179+2.69%
1936 3,164−0.09%
1946 3,226+0.19%
1954 3,511+1.06%
1962 4,689+3.68%
1968 6,100+4.48%
1975 8,706+5.21%
1982 10,347+2.50%
1990 11,501+1.33%
1999 13,397+1.71%
2007 15,630+1.95%
2012 16,415+0.98%
2017 17,817+1.65%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]
Town Hall

Sights[]

  • The medieval castle
Main article: Château de Brie-Comte-Robert
  • Église Saint-Étienne: (13th century) Gothic church, with its original rose window above the quire, wood panels of the 15th century.
  • Hôtel-Dieu: (13th century) this place has been a hospital, then a nunnery. A recent building has been built, using the original facade of the chapel.
  • A stunning market place with beautiful fruit and vegetables arranged almost like art

See also[]

  • Villemeneux
  • Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department
  • Market place

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Brie-Comte-Robert, EHESS. (in French)
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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