Roissy-en-Brie

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
Commune
The town hall of Roissy-en-Brie
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Roissy-en-Brie
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Coordinates: 48°47′26″N 2°39′07″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Torcy
Canton	Pontault-Combault
Intercommunality	CA Paris - Vallée de la Marne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Bouchart[1]
Area 1	13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	23,061
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77390 /77680
Elevation	95–115 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

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

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

Demographics

The inhabitants are called Roisséens.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

References

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. 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

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)