Bruz

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Bruz
Bruz coat of arms
Bruz (France)
Bruz
region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Rennes
Canton Bruz (chief lieu)
Community association Rennes metropolis
Coordinates 48 ° 1 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 1 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  W
height 12-99 m
surface 29.95 km 2
Residents 18,266 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 610 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 35170
INSEE code
Website http://www.ville-bruz.fr/

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Bruz ( Breton Bruz [ bʁɥ ]) is a French municipality with 18,266 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany .

geography

Bruz is 14 kilometers south of Rennes , the capital of Brittany.

The city is crossed by the river Vilaine and is opposite the confluence of the tributary Meu . It extends over an area of ​​29.95 km².

The place has a train station on the Rennes – Redon line .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 4213 5969 7281 7856 8114 13.207 14,231 18,266
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin Church (1950)
  • Mill

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bruz

Town twinning

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 231-235.
  • Jacques Martin: Le Chastel du Paty, un château féodal à Bruz? (= Archives départementales d'Ille-et-Vilaine - 2 J 733) 1998.
  • Bruz de B à Z: Bruz au fil des siècles, Visages de Bruz. ISBN 2-9508202-0-4 .

Web links

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