Brie-Comte-Robert

French commune
nomcommune=Brie-Comte-Robert


x = 143
y = 78
lat_long=coord|48|41|36|N|2|36|43|E|region:FR-J_type:city(13397)
région=Île-de-France
département=Seine-et-Marne | arrondissement=Melun
canton=Brie-Comte-Robert
(chief town)
insee= 77053
cp= 77170
maire= André Aubert
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=L'Orée de la Brie
alt mini=47 m
alt maxi=104 m
hectares= 1,472
km²= 19.93
sans= 13,397
date-sans=1999
dens= 672
date-dens=1999

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.

Demographics

The inhabitants are called "Briards".

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

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

Evolution of the births from June 2002 to March 2007:
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ights

* The medieval castle

* Église Saint-Étienne: (13th century) Gothic church, with its original rose window above the quire, wood panels of the 15th century.

* 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.

ee also

* Villemeneux
* Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

External links

* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos77053.html 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région] en icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=77053 French Ministry of Culture list for Brie-Comte-Robert] fr icon
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=&strLocation=Brie-Comte-Robert&strCountry=1424&image2.x=28&image2.y=7 Map of Brie-Comte-Robert on Michelin] en icon