Brie-Comte-Robert

Brie-Comte-Robert
Commune
The market square in Brie-Comte-Robert
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Brie-Comte-Robert
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Coordinates: 48°41′30″N 2°36′30″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Torcy
Canton	Combs-la-Ville
Intercommunality	CC L'Orée de la Brie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Laviolette
Area 1	19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	19,213
• Density	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77053 /77170
Elevation	47–104 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] ) 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

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

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.

See also

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

External links

• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)