Bray-sur-Seine

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bray-sur-Seine

(2020–2026) Alain Carrasco^[1]Area

3.5 km² (1.4 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,356 • Density670/km² (1,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

77051 /77480

Elevation54–82 m (177–269 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bray-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [bʁɛ syʁ sɛn] ^ⓘ, literally Bray on Seine) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,913	—
1975	2,085	+1.24%
1982	2,116	+0.21%
1990	2,238	+0.70%
1999	2,278	+0.20%
2007	2,182	−0.54%
2012	2,361	+1.59%
2017	2,243	−1.02%
Source: INSEE^[3]

The inhabitants are called Braytois in French.

Natives

Nicholas of Bray (fl. 1226), French Latin poet, author of the epic Gesta Ludovici VIII
Eugène Penancier, French politician, Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister of France

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bray-sur-Seine.

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)