Bruz
Bruz | |
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  Bruz | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′32″N 1°44′41″W / 48.0256°N 1.7447°WCoordinates: 48°01′32″N 1°44′41″W / 48.0256°N 1.7447°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Bruz |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Auguste Louapre |
| Area 1 | 29.95 km2 (11.56 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 18,516 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35047 /35170 |
| Elevation | 12–99 m (39–325 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bruz (French pronunciation: [bʁy] or [bʁyz]) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography[]
Bruz is located near the center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, 14 km from Rennes.
It is near the Vilaine river and her tributaries, the Seiche river being the most important.
Population[]
Inhabitants of Bruz are called Bruzois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 2,307 | — |
| 1800 | 2,173 | −5.8% |
| 1806 | 2,048 | −5.8% |
| 1821 | 2,198 | +7.3% |
| 1831 | 2,280 | +3.7% |
| 1836 | 2,233 | −2.1% |
| 1841 | 2,409 | +7.9% |
| 1846 | 2,460 | +2.1% |
| 1851 | 2,458 | −0.1% |
| 1856 | 2,530 | +2.9% |
| 1861 | 2,677 | +5.8% |
| 1866 | 3,006 | +12.3% |
| 1872 | 2,836 | −5.7% |
| 1876 | 2,828 | −0.3% |
| 1881 | 3,003 | +6.2% |
| 1886 | 3,126 | +4.1% |
| 1891 | 3,432 | +9.8% |
| 1896 | 3,503 | +2.1% |
| 1901 | 3,455 | −1.4% |
| 1906 | 2,864 | −17.1% |
| 1911 | 2,909 | +1.6% |
| 1921 | 2,751 | −5.4% |
| 1926 | 2,664 | −3.2% |
| 1931 | 2,900 | +8.9% |
| 1936 | 2,799 | −3.5% |
| 1946 | 2,820 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 3,814 | +35.2% |
| 1962 | 4,213 | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 5,969 | +41.7% |
| 1975 | 7,281 | +22.0% |
| 1982 | 7,856 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 8,114 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 13,207 | +62.8% |
| 2008 | 15,587 | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 16,612 | +6.6% |
Mayors[]
- The current mayor is Auguste Louapre (Miscellaneous Right);
- Philippe Caffin (Miscellaneous Left), from 2008 to 2014;
- Robert Barré (Union for French Democracy), from 1989 to 2008;
- Alphonse Legault (Miscellaneous Right), from 1960 to 1989.
Several streets and places are named after previous mayors : François Joly (from 1919 to 1944), Joseph Jan.
The mairie (City hall) is right in the centre of the town.
Breton language[]
In 2008, 3.76% of children attended bilingual primary schools.[2] The municipality signed the Ya d'ar brezhoneg charter on 1 October 2011.[3]
The Breton name of the commune is also Bruz.
See also[]
- Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
- The works of Jean Fréour Sculptor of work in Bruz church
Bruz houses 2e régiment du matériel (2nd RMAT).
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- ^ (in French) Plus de 100 personnes à la signature de Ya d'ar brezhoneg
External links[]
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- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
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