Bruz (French pronunciation: [bʁy] or [bʁyz]) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Bruz
Castle of Carcé
Castle of Carcé
Coat of arms of Bruz
Location of Bruz
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Bruz is located in France
Bruz
Bruz
Bruz is located in Brittany
Bruz
Bruz
Coordinates: 48°01′32″N 1°44′41″W / 48.0256°N 1.7447°W / 48.0256; -1.7447
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonBruz
IntercommunalityRennes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Salmon[1]
Area
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29.95 km2 (11.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
19,651
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35047 /35170
Elevation12–99 m (39–325 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Bruz is located near the center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, 14 km from Rennes. It is near the confluence of the rivers Vilaine and Seiche.

Population

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Inhabitants of Bruz are called Bruzois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,307—    
1800 2,173−0.85%
1806 2,048−0.98%
1821 2,198+0.47%
1831 2,280+0.37%
1836 2,233−0.42%
1841 2,409+1.53%
1846 2,460+0.42%
1851 2,458−0.02%
1856 2,530+0.58%
1861 2,677+1.14%
1866 3,006+2.35%
1872 2,836−0.97%
1876 2,828−0.07%
1881 3,003+1.21%
1886 3,126+0.81%
1891 3,432+1.89%
1896 3,503+0.41%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,455−0.28%
1906 2,864−3.68%
1911 2,809−0.39%
1921 2,751−0.21%
1926 2,664−0.64%
1931 2,900+1.71%
1936 2,799−0.71%
1946 2,820+0.07%
1954 3,814+3.85%
1962 4,213+1.25%
1968 5,969+5.98%
1975 7,281+2.88%
1982 7,856+1.09%
1990 8,114+0.40%
1999 13,207+5.56%
2007 15,031+1.63%
2012 16,670+2.09%
2017 18,266+1.85%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Mayors

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The current mayor is Philippe Salmon, elected in 2020.[1] Previous mayors are:

Several streets and places are named after previous mayors : François Joly (from 1919 to 1944), Joseph Jan.

The mairie (City hall) is right in the centre of the town.

Breton language

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In 2008, 3.76% of children attended bilingual primary schools.[5] The municipality signed the Ya d'ar brezhoneg charter on 1 October 2011.[6]

The Breton name of the commune is also Bruz.

Quarry accident

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On June 6, 1884, a quarry accident took place in Bruz that killed eight people, including two children. The catastrophe du Boël (disaster of Boël) resulted from a landslide that occurred in a quarry used to extract red shale for use in building. The quarry was located in a location called Boël

See also

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Bruz houses 2e régiment du matériel (2nd RMAT).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bruz, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  6. ^ (in French) Plus de 100 personnes à la signature de Ya d'ar brezhoneg
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