Brie (region)
The Brie is a historical region in France , located in the east of the Île-de-France - the area around Paris - between the Marne in the north and the Seine in the south. The elevations that demarcate them to the east of Champagne reach a little over 200 m above sea level and are assigned to the Côte de l'Île-de-France (edge of the Île-de-France). The region is characterized by agriculture and forests. It roughly corresponds to today's Seine-et-Marne department .
Three rivers run through it in an east-west direction in incised winding valleys: the Petit Morin comes from the Marais de Saint Gond in the Champagne sèche basin , the Grand Morin and its tributary Aubetin from the heights near Sézanne .
The soft cheese of the same name , which is popular and produced around the world today, comes from the Brie .
In the Middle Ages, the Brie was a county that belonged to the Counts of Champagne . Even later, as a province in royal possession, the gouvernement of the Brie was usually assigned with that of the Champagne.