Bruz
Commune
Castle of Carcé
Coat of arms
Location of Bruz
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Coordinates: 48°01′32″N 1°44′41″W / 48.0256°N 1.7447°W / 48.0256; -1.7447
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  (Jan. 2020)[2]	19,090
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/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.

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.

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.