Brie-Comte-Robert

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

Brie-Comte-Robert
The market square in Brie-Comte-Robert
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Brie-Comte-Robert
Brie-Comte-Robert
Brie-Comte-Robert
Coordinates: 48°41′30″N 2°36′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementTorcy
CantonCombs-la-Ville
IntercommunalityCC L'Orée de la Brie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean Laviolette
Area
1
19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
18,812
  Density940/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 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
  • 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

References

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