BRIE-COMTE-ROBERT

'Brie-Comte-Robert' is a commune of the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' in 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.

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Demographics

Sights

See also

External links

Demographics

The inhabitants are called ''Briards''.
As of the census of 1999, there were 13,397 people residing in the town.

Demographic trends

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	????
4 689	6 100	8 706	10 347	11 501	13 397	????
Numbers retained from 1962: Population without double accounts

Between 2006 and 2007, the city knew a rise of the births.
'Evolution of the births from June 2002 to March 2007:'


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Sights

★ The 'medieval castle'
Main articles: 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 an hospital, then a nunnery. A recent building has been built, using the original facade of the chapel.

See also

★ 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

★ French Ministry of Culture list for Brie-Comte-Robert

★ Map of Brie-Comte-Robert on Michelin