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 briga, meaning "plateau". The "Comte Robert" was Robert I of Dreux who owned the town and was a brother of the King Louis VII.

The inhabitants are called Briards.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,600 —     1800 2,571 −0.16% 1806 2,487 −0.55% 1821 2,687 +0.52% 1831 2,762 +0.28% 1836 2,725 −0.27% 1841 2,665 −0.44% 1846 2,746 +0.60% 1851 2,716 −0.22% 1856 2,615 −0.76% 1861 2,881 +1.96% 1866 2,792 −0.63% 1872 2,714 −0.47% 1876 2,770 +0.51% 1881 2,629 −1.04% 1886 2,600 −0.22% 1891 2,772 +1.29% 1896 2,688 −0.61%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,718 +0.22% 1906 2,685 −0.24% 1911 2,651 −0.25% 1921 2,522 −0.50% 1926 2,784 +2.00% 1931 3,179 +2.69% 1936 3,164 −0.09% 1946 3,226 +0.19% 1954 3,511 +1.06% 1962 4,689 +3.68% 1968 6,100 +4.48% 1975 8,706 +5.21% 1982 10,347 +2.50% 1990 11,501 +1.33% 1999 13,397 +1.71% 2007 15,630 +1.95% 2012 16,415 +0.98% 2017 17,817 +1.65%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

• The medieval castle

• Église Saint-Étienne: (13th century) Gothic church, with its original rose window above the quire, wood panels of the 15th century.
• Hôtel-Dieu: (13th century) this place has been a hospital, then a nunnery. A recent building has been built, using the original facade of the chapel.

• Villemeneux
• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brie-Comte-Robert.

• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)