Bruz

Bruz is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Bruz
Commune
Castle of Carcé
Coat of arms
Location of Bruz
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Coordinates: 48°01′32″N 1°44′41″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Bruz
Intercommunality	Rennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Auguste Louapre
Area ^1	29.95 km^2 (11.56 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	18,266
• Density	610/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35047 /35170
Elevation	12–99 m (39–325 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Bruz is located near the center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, 14 km from Rennes.

It is near the Vilaine river and her tributaries, the Seiche river being the most important.

Population

Inhabitants of Bruz are called Bruzois in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,307	—
1800	2,173	−5.8%
1806	2,048	−5.8%
1821	2,198	+7.3%
1831	2,280	+3.7%
1836	2,233	−2.1%
1841	2,409	+7.9%
1846	2,460	+2.1%
1851	2,458	−0.1%
1856	2,530	+2.9%
1861	2,677	+5.8%
1866	3,006	+12.3%
1872	2,836	−5.7%
1876	2,828	−0.3%
1881	3,003	+6.2%
1886	3,126	+4.1%
1891	3,432	+9.8%
1896	3,503	+2.1%
1901	3,455	−1.4%
1906	2,864	−17.1%
1911	2,909	+1.6%
1921	2,751	−5.4%
1926	2,664	−3.2%
1931	2,900	+8.9%
1936	2,799	−3.5%
1946	2,820	+0.8%
1954	3,814	+35.2%
1962	4,213	+10.5%
1968	5,969	+41.7%
1975	7,281	+22.0%
1982	7,856	+7.9%
1990	8,114	+3.3%
1999	13,207	+62.8%
2008	15,587	+18.0%
2011	16,612	+6.6%

Mayors

• The current mayor is Auguste Louapre (Miscellaneous Right);
• Philippe Caffin (Miscellaneous Left), from 2008 to 2014;
• Robert Barré (Union for French Democracy), from 1989 to 2008;
• Alphonse Legault (Miscellaneous Right), from 1960 to 1989.

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

In 2008, 3.76% of children attended bilingual primary schools.[2] The municipality signed the Ya d'ar brezhoneg charter on 1 October 2011.[3]

The Breton name of the commune is also Bruz.

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
• The works of Jean Fréour Sculptor of work in Bruz church

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

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
3. (in French) Plus de 100 personnes à la signature de Ya d'ar brezhoneg

• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)

External links

• Official website (in French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Bruz (in French)