Brie-comte-robert

The commune is localised on the edge of the plateau of the Brie region and the southern part in a meander of the river Yerres.

The city is 28 kilometers from Paris and 18 kilometers from Melun, headoffice of Seine-et-Marne. Brie is 1.993 hectares. 1.753 are cultivated fields. It is crossed by two rivers the Yerres and Barbançonne.

The count Robert de Dreux, brother of king Louis VII founded and owned the city in the 12th century.

The city has an great environmental inheritance, with its green areas (approximately 50 ha), its bloomed streets and gardens, the "roses way" and the french label “3 flowers” with a mention “Price for the Development of the Inheritance” obtained since 1984.

The Saint-Etienne church was built at the 13rd century under request of Robert II of Dreux. It is dedicated to Saint-Etienne, the first martyr of Christendom.

From Gothic and Roman styles, the church got a rose stained glass window of the 13rd century above the choir, sculptures and woodworks of the 15th century. Outside the stengthening arches are decorated of gargoyles and a tower on the front. The high arrow tower above the city can be seen far from the plateau of the Brie.
The Saint-Etienne church was registered as an Historic building on August 1840.

In 1886, the clergy decided to sell the large dresser of the organ from the 17th and 18th centuries.
At the beginning of the 20th century, some parts of the building were in bad condition. The roof was repaired in 1905. After the First World War, a French-American committee took part in the restoration of the Saint-Etienne church.

On May 30, 1927, the first celebration in memory of the American soldiers died for France was done with Marshall Joffre who sealed a commemorative tablet on a pillar, close to the altar.

The castle of Brie-Comte-Robert was built at the end of 12nd century, when Robert Ier de Dreux, brother of the king Louis VII, was lord of Brie.

Archaeological indices, the decoration and the techniques of construction, make think to an architecture of this period.
The castle remained in the family de Dreux until 1254, then passed in the de Châtillon family.

After dowries and heritages, it was owned by Marguerite d'Artois then to his daughter Jeanne d'Évreux. At the end of 14th century, the castle returned to the royal domains, then to the d'Orléans family.
The town concil bought the castle in 1803 and resells it ten years later, then bought it again in 1923.

The Roses Way (formerly green path) is 10 km long connecting the town of Servon to Coubert, while passing by Brie-Count-Robert and Grisy-Suisnes.

It was created on the old railway from Bastille to Verneuil-l'Étang, the line of Vincennes.

The Roses Way was inaugurated in 1993. It is also trees way with oaks, mimosas, lime trees.

The Roses Ways, is exclusively reserved to pedestrians and cyclists and offers a 8 kilometers safe way to the city.

The François-Mitterrand park is a vast park which is located at five minutes of the downtown area, it is located also just behind the Blaise-Pascal college.

It is 25 hectares green field with a pond, a wood, a football playground and a pétanque playground. It is a favourite place for those who practise VTT and jogging.