Brie-Comte-Robert

Brie-Comte-Robert
Brie-Comte-Robert

Coordinates: 48°41′30″N 2°36′30″E / 48.6917°N 2.6083°ECoordinates: 48°41′30″N 2°36′30″E / 48.6917°N 2.6083°E
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Melun
Canton Brie-Comte-Robert
Intercommunality L'Orée de la Brie
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Laviolette
Area1 19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 15,210
 • Density 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 77053 / 77170
Elevation 47–104 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Brie-Comte-Robert 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 of Brie-Comte-Robert
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population46896100870610,34711,50113,39715,210
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