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Brie-Comte-Robert

Field	Value
name	Brie-Comte-Robert
commune status	Commune
image	Brie-Comte-Robert Rue-Gambetta.jpg
caption	The market square in Brie-Comte-Robert
adjustable map	Brie-Comte-Robert map.png
map caption	Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
coordinates
image coat of arms	Blason Brie-Comte-Robert 77.svg
arrondissement	Torcy
canton	Combs-la-Ville
INSEE	77053
postal code	77170
mayor	Jean Laviolette
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	CC L'Orée de la Brie
elevation min m	47
elevation max m	104
area km2	19.93
population
population date
population footnotes

|image coat of arms = Blason Brie-Comte-Robert 77.svg

Brie-Comte-Robert () 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.

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Sights

The medieval castle Main article: 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.

References

(13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
{{Cassini-Ehess. 5920. Brie-Comte-Robert
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-77053#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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