Brie-Comte-Robert Explained

Brie-Comte-Robert
Commune Status:	Commune
Adjustable Map:	Brie-Comte-Robert map.png
Map Caption:	Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates:	48.6917°N 2.6083°W
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Brie-Comte-Robert 77.svg
Arrondissement:	Torcy
Canton:	Combs-la-Ville
Insee:	77053
Postal Code:	77170
Mayor:	Jean Laviolette^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC L'Orée de la Brie
Elevation Min M:	47
Elevation Max M:	104
Area Km2:	19.93

Brie-Comte-Robert (in French pronounced as /bʁi kɔ̃t ʁɔbɛʁ/) 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.

Sights

• The medieval castle

See main article: Château de Brie-Comte-Robert.

• 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 a hospital, then a nunnery. A recent building has been built, using the original facade of the chapel.

See also

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

External links

• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.