Bruz
Commune in Brittany, France
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Bruz (French pronunciation: [bʁy], or non-standard: [bʁyz]) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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Castle of Carcé | |
.svg) 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 (2020–2026) | Philippe Salmon[1] |
Area 1 | 29.95 km2 (11.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 19,683 |
| • Density | 657.2/km2 (1,702/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 km2 (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 confluence of the rivers Vilaine and Seiche.
Population
Inhabitants of Bruz are called Bruzois in French.
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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.
Quarry accident
On 6 June 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
- 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).
