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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Bruz |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
| Mayor | Philippe Caffin (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 12–99 m (39–325 ft) |
| Land area1 | 29.95 km2 (11.56 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 15,587 (2008) |
| - Density | 520 /km2 (1,300 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35047/ 35170 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bruz is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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Bruz is located on near the Vilaine and Seiche rivers, 14 km from Rennes.
Inhabitants of Bruz are called Bruzois in French.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,307 | — |
| 1800 | 2,173 | −5.8% |
| 1806 | 2,048 | −5.8% |
| 1821 | 2,198 | +7.3% |
| 1831 | 2,280 | +3.7% |
| 1836 | 2,233 | −2.1% |
| 1841 | 2,409 | +7.9% |
| 1846 | 2,460 | +2.1% |
| 1851 | 2,458 | −0.1% |
| 1856 | 2,530 | +2.9% |
| 1861 | 2,677 | +5.8% |
| 1866 | 3,006 | +12.3% |
| 1872 | 2,836 | −5.7% |
| 1876 | 2,828 | −0.3% |
| 1881 | 3,003 | +6.2% |
| 1886 | 3,126 | +4.1% |
| 1891 | 3,432 | +9.8% |
| 1896 | 3,503 | +2.1% |
| 1901 | 3,455 | −1.4% |
| 1906 | 2,864 | −17.1% |
| 1911 | 2,909 | +1.6% |
| 1921 | 2,751 | −5.4% |
| 1926 | 2,664 | −3.2% |
| 1931 | 2,900 | +8.9% |
| 1936 | 2,799 | −3.5% |
| 1946 | 2,820 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 3,814 | +35.2% |
| 1962 | 4,213 | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 5,969 | +41.7% |
| 1975 | 7,281 | +22.0% |
| 1982 | 7,856 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 8,114 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 13,207 | +62.8% |
| 2008 | 15,587 | +18.0% |
| Source: Cassini[1] et INSEE[2] | ||
Several streets and places are named after previous mayors (François Joly, Joseph Jan).
The mairie (City hall) is right in the centre of Rennes.
In 2008, 3.76% of children attended bilingual primary schools.[3]. The municipality signed the Ya d'ar brezhoneg charter on 1 October 2011.[4]