Brie-Comte-Robert
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| Commune of Brie-Comte-Robert | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Melun |
| Canton | Brie-Comte-Robert (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Orée de la Brie |
| Mayor | André Aubert (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | ??? m–??? m (avg. ??? m) |
| Land area¹ | 19.93 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
13,397 |
| - Density (1999) | 672/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77053/ 77170 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Brie-Comte-Robert is a commune of the Seine-et-Marne département in 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.
[edit] Demographics
The inhabitants are called the Briards.
As of the census of 1999, there where 13,397 people residing in the city.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Brie-Comte-Robert (French)
- Map of Brie-Comte-Robert on Michelin (English)
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