Brie-Comte-Robert | |
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 The market square in Brie-Comte-Robert | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Brie-Comte-Robert  | |
  Brie-Comte-Robert  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[1] |
Area 1 | 19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 19,213 |
| • Density | 960/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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.