Brie, Ille-et-Vilaine


Brie is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

The bordering municipalities are: Janzé, Saulnières, Chanteloup and Corps-Nuds.

History

The name of the locality is attested in Plebs Beria forms in 1096, Berie in 1240, Beria in 1516 Word of Celtic origin briva or brieria "bridge", or Gallic briga, "fortified height".

[Heraldry]

The Coat of Arms shows Argent with three crenellated fasces of sand.
The official status of the coat of arms remains to be determined.

Gallery

List of mayors

The mayor is Bernard Jamet PS Farmer.

Demographics

The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses carried out in the commune since 1793. From 1 January 2009, the legal populations of the communes are published annually in the framework of a census which is now based on An annual information gathering, covering successively all the communal territories during a period of five years. For communes with less than 10 000 inhabitants, a census survey covering the whole population is carried out every five years, with the legal populations in the intermediate years being estimated by interpolation or extrapolation. For the commune, the first comprehensive census under the new system was carried out in 2004,
In 2014, the commune had 851 inhabitants, an increase of 6.51% compared to 2009.
Inhabitants of Brie are called Briens in French.