Bruz | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Bruz (Ille-et-Vilaine).svg |
Coordinates: | 48.0256°N -1.7447°W |
Arrondissement: | Rennes |
Canton: | Bruz |
Insee: | 35047 |
Postal Code: | 35170 |
Mayor: | Philippe Salmon[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Rennes Métropole |
Elevation Min M: | 12 |
Elevation Max M: | 99 |
Area Km2: | 29.95 |
Bruz (in French pronounced as /bʁy/ or in French pronounced as /bʁyz/) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Bruz is located near the center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, 14 km from Rennes. It is near the confluence of the rivers Vilaine and Seiche.
Inhabitants of Bruz are called French: Bruzois in French.
The current mayor is Philippe Salmon, elected in 2020.[1] Previous mayors are:
Several streets and places are named after previous mayors : François Joly (from 1919 to 1944), Joseph Jan.
The mairie (City hall) is right in the centre of the town.
In 2008, 3.76% of children attended bilingual primary schools.[2] The municipality signed the Ya d'ar brezhoneg charter on 1 October 2011.[3]
The Breton name of the commune is also Bruz.
Bruz houses 2e régiment du matériel (2nd RMAT).