Brie-Comte-Robert is a commune

Communes of France

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 in the Seine-et-Marne

Seine-et-Marne

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 department in the Île-de-France

Île-de-France (région)

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 region

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 in north-central France

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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

Gaulish language

The Gaulish language is an extinct Celtic language that was spoken by the Gauls, a people who inhabited the region known as Gaul from the Iron Age through the Roman period...

 briga, meaning "plateau".
The "Comte Robert" was Robert I of Dreux

Robert I of Dreux

Robert I of Dreux, nicknamed the Great , was the fifth son of Louis VI of France and Adélaide de Maurienne. Through his mother he was related to the Carolingians and to the Marquess William V of Montferrat.In 1137 he received the County of Dreux as an appanage from his father...

 who owned the town and was a brother of the King Louis VII

Louis VII of France

Louis VII was King of France, the son and successor of Louis VI . He ruled from 1137 until his death. He was a member of the House of Capet. His reign was dominated by feudal struggles , and saw the beginning of the long rivalry between France and England...

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Population

The inhabitants are called Briards.

Sights

• The medieval castle

• Église Saint-Étienne: (13th century) Gothic
  Gothic architecture
  Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
  
   church, with its original rose window
  Rose window
  A Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery...
  
   above the quire
  Quire (architecture)
  Architecturally, the choir is the area of a church or cathedral, usually in the western part of the chancel between the nave and the sanctuary . The choir is occasionally located in the eastern part of the nave...
  
  , wood panels of the 15th century.

• Hôtel-Dieu: (13th century) this place has been an hospital, then a nunnery. A recent building has been built, using the original facade
  Facade
  A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
  
  of the chapel.
• A stunning market place with beautiful fruit and vegetables arranged almost like art

External links

• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Brie-Comte-Robert
• Map of Brie-Comte-Robert on Michelin