Brie (Region)

The Brie is a historic region of France, located in the eastern part of the Ile de France ( Paris area ) between the Marne and the Seine in the north to the south. The east demarcating them to Champagne elevations reach about 200 m above the sea and the Côte de l' Ile de France ( edge of the Île de France ) are attributed. The region is dominated by agriculture and forests. It corresponds roughly to the modern département of Seine -et- Marne.

Three rivers run through it in east-west direction in incised meandering valleys: the Petit Morin comes from the Marais de Saint Gond in the basin of the Champagne sèche, the Grand Morin and its tributary Aubetin from the hills at Sézanne.

From Brie comes the now popular all over the world and made ​​of the same soft cheese.

In the Middle Ages the Brie was a county, which belonged to the Counts of Champagne. Even later as a province in royal possession of the government Brie usually was awarded with the Champagne.

• Landscape in France
• Geography (Île- de -France )
• Seine- et- Marne