Bruz

Commune in Brittany, France

(2020–2026) Philippe Salmon^[1]Area29.95 km² (11.56 sq mi)Population19,651 • Density660/km² (1,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation12–99 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.

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

Geography

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

Inhabitants of Bruz are called Bruzois in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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%
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Mayors

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

• Auguste Louapre (Miscellaneous Right), from 2014 to 2020;
• 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.^[5] The municipality signed the Ya d'ar brezhoneg charter on 1 October 2011.^[6]

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).

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