Brie-Comte-Robert

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs

(2020–2026) Jean Laviolette^[1]Area19.93 km² (7.70 sq mi)Population19,213 • Density960/km² (2,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation47–104 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%
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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.

See also

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

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