Brie Beriy (Gallo) Brev (Breton)
Commune
The church of Brie
Coat of arms
Location of Brie
Brie Show map of France Brie Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 47°57′10″N 1°32′10″W / 47.9528°N 1.5361°W / 47.9528; -1.5361
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Janzé
Intercommunality	Roche-aux-Fées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Pelletier[1]
Area 1	13.56 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2021)[2]	1,010
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35041 /35150
Elevation	45–113 m (148–371 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brie (French pronunciation: [bʁi] ^ⓘ; Breton: Brev; Gallo: Beriy) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

The bordering municipalities are: Janzé, Saulnières, Chanteloup and Corps-Nuds.

History

The name of the locality is attested in Plebs Beria forms in 1096, Berie in 1240, and Beria in 1516.^[3] The origin of the word is the Celtic briva or brieria "bridge", or Gallic briga, "fortified height".

Heraldry

The coat of arms shows argent with three crenellated fasces of sand. The official status of the coat of arms remains to be determined.

Gallery

• 
  Brie church
• 
  Brie-biblio1.
• 
  Brie Street scene
• 
  Brie Street scene

List of mayors

The mayor is Bernard Jamet PS Farmer.

Population

In 2017, the commune had 950 inhabitants, an increase of 23% compared to 2007. Inhabitants of Brie are called Briens in French.