Brie-Comte-Robert
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Torcy | |
| Canton | Combs-la-Ville | |
| Community association | Orée de la Brie | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 42 ' N , 2 ° 37' E | |
| height | 47-104 m | |
| surface | 19.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 17,817 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 894 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 77170 | |
| INSEE code | 77053 | |
| Website | official homepage | |
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Brie-Comte-Robert is a French municipality with 17,817 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Torcy and since the French cantons were redesigned in 2015 to the canton of Combs-la-Ville .
location
The community is located on the edge of the Plateau de la Brie about 25 kilometers southeast of Paris and is surrounded by the river Yerres to the south .
history
Brie-Comte-Robert is the historic capital of the region and county of Brie . In the 12th century, the city was owned by Count Robert I de Dreux , brother of the French King Louis VII. He fortified the city to make a possible attack on Paris more difficult.
Until the French cantons were redesigned in 2015, Brie-Comte-Robert was the main town ( chief lieu ) of the canton of the same name , to which twelve municipalities belonged.
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
| Residents | 4,689 | 6,100 | 8,706 | 10,347 | 11,501 | 13,397 | 16,152 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Brie-Comte-Robert
- Brie-Comte-Robert Castle , built at the end of the 12th century
- Gothic church of Saint-Étienne , built in the 13th century under Robert II. de Dreux ; the spire towers over the city and can also be easily recognized from the Plateau de la Brie
- former chapel of the Hôtel-Dieu , first mentioned in 1207, now used as a cultural center
- extensive park François Mitterrand , only five minutes from the center of the city, with two ponds, a wood, three large lawns and a football field
Varia
From 1947 to 1974 the company Chappe Frères & Gessalin produced sports cars in Brie-Comte-Robert.
Town twinning
- Stadtbergen near Augsburg, Bavaria , Germany , since 1987
- Bagnolo Mella in Lombardy , Italy
- Olbernhau in Saxony , Germany, since 1992
- Litvínov , Czech Republic , since 2011
Stadtbergen and Bagnolo Mella are also partners (since 2004); Olbernhau and Litvínov joined forces as early as 1992.
Personalities
- Eudes Rigaud (* around 1210; † 1275), Archbishop of Rouen
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 99-106.
Web links
- Brie-Comte-Robert at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)