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Commune of Brie-Comte-Robert |
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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) |
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| Elevation | 47 m–104 m | |
| Land area¹ | 19.93 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
13,397 | |
| - Density | 672/km² (1999) | |
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| 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. | ||
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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.
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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.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | ???? |
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| 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] History
Brie-Comte-Robert is a capital l ancian of the Brie.
Brie-Comte-Robert saw wandering people. A sand pit La sablière testify to this time. There are many traces of l'époque Gallo-Roman and the Middle Ages, as well as traces of burials to l'emplacement of the cemetery of the city.
In 1136, the king of France Louis VI the Large one gives the seigniory of Brie to his son junior Robert Ist This one made draw up a first tower and adds then a keep to protect Paris (the city is to 25 km of the capital).
[edit] Geography
Brie-Comte-Robert is located in edge of the plate of the Brie.
Two courses water, l'Yerres and Barbançonne, skirt the territory of the Brie-Comte-Robert.
[edit] Close cities
| Cities | Km's |
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| Villemeneux | 1,2 km |
| Combs-la-Ville | 4,1 km |
| Varennes-Jarcy | 4,8 km |
| Mandres-les-Roses | 5,3 km |
| Lésigny | 5,5 km |
[edit] Districts
| Districts suburban | Districts Apartment |
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| Quartier Pasteur | Quartier Moulin Fleuri |
| Les Maison Roses / Le petit Val | Quartier Pasteur |
| Domaines Saint-Martin | Les Chaperons I/II/III |
| Portes de Brie | Train des Roses |
| Rue du Grand Noyer | Fours à Chaux |
[edit] Real estate in Constuction
There is construction with Brie-Comte-Robert more and more; three years ago, there were still empty grounds close to the downtown area, even towards the francilienne, there is construction.
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[edit] Tourist monuments and places
[edit] Saint-Etienne's church
Built in XIIIe century under Robert II of Dreux, it is dedicated to saint Étienne, first martyr of Christendom. Of Gothic style, it comprises a rosette of XIIIe century to the top of the church, superb sculptures and woodworks of XVe century; with l exterior his propping up waste-gas mains are decorated, and a tower supplements its frontage. Its arrow, which dominates the city, can be seen with kilometers on the plate of the Brie.
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Clocher de Brie Eglise.JPG
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[edit] Castle
=> Château de Brie-Comte-Robert
[edit] = Hôtel-Dieu
=> Hôtel-Dieu of Brie-Comte-Robert
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