Brie-Comte-Robert

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Coordinates: 48°41′36″N, 2°36′43″E

Commune of Brie-Comte-Robert
Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
Coordinates 48°41′36″N, 2°36′43″E
Administration
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Melun
Canton Brie-Comte-Robert
(chief town)
Intercommunality L'Orée de la Brie
Mayor André Aubert
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 47 m–104 m
Land area¹ 19.93 km²
Population²
(1999)		 13,397
 - Density 672/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 77053/ 77170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

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.

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[edit] Demographics

The inhabitants are called Briards.

As of the census of 1999, there were 13,397 people residing in the town.

Demographic trends
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999  ????
4 689 6 100 8 706 10 347 11 501 13 397 ????
Numbers retained from 1962: Population without double accounts

Between 2006 and 2007, the city knew a rise of the births.

Evolution of the births from June 2002 to March 2007:

[edit] Sights

  • The medieval castle
Main article: Château de Brie-Comte-Robert
  • Hôtel-Dieu: (13th century) this place has been an hospital, then a nunnery. A recent building has been built, using the original facade of the chapel.

[edit] See also

Place du Marché
Place du Marché
Town Hall
Town Hall

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Coordinates: 48°41′22″N, 2°36′25″E