Brie-Comte-Robert

Brie -Comte- Robert is a commune with 16,075 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Seine- et- Marne in the Île- de -France region; it belongs to the district Melun and is the administrative center of the canton of Brie -Comte- Robert. She is a member of the Communauté de communes de l' Oree de la Brie.

Location

The suburb is located on the edge of the Plateau de la Brie, approximately 25 kilometers south-east of Paris and is encircled by the river Yerres south.

History

Brie -Comte- Robert is the historical capital of the region and county Brie. In the 12th century, the city owned by the Count Robert I de Dreux, was the brother of the French King Louis VII This fortified the city to impede a possible attack on Paris.

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Brie -Comte- Robert

• The castle Brie -Comte- Robert was built in the late 12th century.
• The Gothic church of Saint -Étienne was built in the 13th century under Robert II de Dreux. The spire dominates the city and is also on the Plateau de la Brie easy to recognize.
• The former chapel of the Hôtel- Dieu, first mentioned in 1207, is now used as a cultural center.
• The spacious park François Mitterrand, just five minutes from the center of town, offers visitors two ponds, a grove of trees, three large sunbathing areas and a football pitch.

Varia

From 1947 to 1974, the company Chappe Frères & Gessalin produced in Brie -Comte- Robert sports car.

Twinning

• Town of Bergen near Augsburg, Bavaria, since 1987
• Bagnolo Mella, Lombardy, Italy
• Olbernhau, Saxony
• Litvinov. Czech Republic, since 2011

Sons and daughters

• Eudes Rigaud (* 1210, † 1275 ), Archbishop of Rouen