Brie-Comte-Robert
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Brie-Comte-Robert
|commune status = Commune
|image = Brie-Comte-Robert Rue-Gambetta.jpg
|caption = The market square in Brie-Comte-Robert
|map size =
|adjustable map = Brie-Comte-Robert map.png
|map caption = Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
|coordinates = {{coord|48.6917|2.6083|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image coat of arms = Blason Brie-Comte-Robert 77.svg
|arrondissement = Torcy
|canton = Combs-la-Ville
|INSEE = 77053
|postal code = 77170
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC L'Orée de la Brie
|elevation min m = 47
|elevation max m = 104
|area km2 = 19.93
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Brie-Comte-Robert ({{IPA|fr|bʁi kɔ̃t ʁɔbɛʁ|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Persepha-Brie-Comte-Robert.wav}}) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central 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.
Population
The inhabitants are called Briards.
{{Historical populations
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| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|5920|Brie-Comte-Robert}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-77053#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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|1793 |2600
|1800 |2571
|1806 |2487
|1821 |2687
|1831 |2762
|1836 |2725
|1841 |2665
|1846 |2746
|1851 |2716
|1856 |2615
|1861 |2881
|1866 |2792
|1872 |2714
|1876 |2770
|1881 |2629
|1886 |2600
|1891 |2772
|1896 |2688
|1901 |2718
|1906 |2685
|1911 |2651
|1921 |2522
|1926 |2784
|1931 |3179
|1936 |3164
|1946 |3226
|1954 |3511
|1962 |4689
|1968 |6100
|1975 |8706
|1982 |10347
|1990 |11501
|1999 |13397
|2007 |15630
|2012 |16415
|2017 |17817
}}
Sights
- The medieval castle
{{Main|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 a hospital, then a nunnery. A recent building has been built, using the original facade of the chapel.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120408/http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos77053.html 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)] {{in lang|en}}
- {{Search Mérimée|77053}}
{{Seine-et-Marne communes}}
{{Authority control}}
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