Brie-Comte-Robert
Brie-Comte-Robert | |
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The market square in Brie-Comte-Robert | |
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Brie-Comte-Robert | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′30″N 2°36′30″E / 48.6917°N 2.6083°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Torcy |
| Canton | Combs-la-Ville |
| Intercommunality | CC L'Orée de la Brie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Laviolette |
Area 1 | 19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 18,999 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77053 /77170 |
| Elevation | 47–104 m (154–341 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Brie-Comte-Robert (French pronunciation: [bʁi kɔ̃t ʁɔbɛʁ] ⓘ) 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.