Roissy-en-Brie (French pronunciation: [ʁwasi ɑ̃ bʁi] , literally Roissy in Brie, before 1988: Roissy)[3] is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France and is located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, 23.4 km (14.5 mi) from the center.
Roissy-en-Brie | |
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 The town hall of Roissy-en-Brie | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Roissy-en-Brie  | |
  Roissy-en-Brie  Roissy-en-Brie | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′26″N 2°39′07″E / 48.7906°N 2.6519°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Torcy |
| Canton | Pontault-Combault |
| Intercommunality | CA Paris - Vallée de la Marne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Bouchart[1] |
Area 1 | 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 23,061 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77390 /77680 |
| Elevation | 95–115 m (312–377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editIn 1810 Roissy-en-Brie annexed the neighboring commune of Pontcarré. In 1829 Pontcarré seceded and was restored as a separate commune.[4][5]
Population
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Transportation
editRoissy-en-Brie is served by Roissy-en-Brie station on Paris RER line 
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Demographics
editThe inhabitants are called Roisséens.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Décret du 21 juin 1988 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0147, 24 June 1988, p. 8325.
- ^ Décret from August 13, 1810. Auguste Allou: Chronique des évêques de Meaux, suivie d'un état de l'ancien diocèse et du diocèse actuel, A. Cochet, imprimeur, Meaux 1875, p. 271.
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Roissy-en-Brie, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roissy-en-Brie.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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