Brie-Comte-Robert

Brie-Comte-Robert
Brie-Comte-Robert
Commune
	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
Area 1	19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi)
Population (2021)	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.

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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