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
The town hall of Roissy-en-Brie
The town hall of Roissy-en-Brie
Coat of arms of Roissy-en-Brie
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Roissy-en-Brie
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Roissy-en-Brie is located in France
Roissy-en-Brie
Roissy-en-Brie
Roissy-en-Brie is located in Île-de-France (region)
Roissy-en-Brie
Roissy-en-Brie
Coordinates: 48°47′26″N 2°39′07″E / 48.7906°N 2.6519°E / 48.7906; 2.6519
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementTorcy
CantonPontault-Combault
IntercommunalityCA Paris - Vallée de la Marne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Bouchart[1]
Area
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13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
23,061
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77390 /77680
Elevation95–115 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

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In 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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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 324—    
1800 397+2.95%
1806 386−0.47%
1821 761+4.63%
1831 416−5.86%
1836 402−0.68%
1841 415+0.64%
1846 471+2.56%
1851 461−0.43%
1856 452−0.39%
1861 458+0.26%
1866 444−0.62%
1872 409−1.36%
1876 409+0.00%
1881 397−0.59%
1886 434+1.80%
1891 475+1.82%
1896 515+1.63%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 476−1.56%
1906 471−0.21%
1911 429−1.85%
1921 424−0.12%
1926 479+2.47%
1931 727+8.70%
1936 704−0.64%
1946 778+1.00%
1954 917+2.08%
1962 1,900+9.53%
1968 2,561+5.10%
1975 10,881+22.96%
1982 15,274+4.96%
1990 18,688+2.55%
1999 19,693+0.58%
2007 21,971+1.38%
2012 22,518+0.49%
2017 22,994+0.42%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Transportation

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Roissy-en-Brie is served by Roissy-en-Brie station on Paris RER line  .

Demographics

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The inhabitants are called Roisséens.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret du 21 juin 1988 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0147, 24 June 1988, p. 8325.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Roissy-en-Brie, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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