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Bruz (, or non-standard: ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

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Bruz is a commune in France, situated within the arrondissement of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, and the Rennes Métropole area. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bruz and is located in the Brittany region. The municipality borders Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Chartres-de-Bretagne, Chavagne, and Goven, and is positioned next to the Vilaine body of water.

The area covers 29.95 square kilometers. Population records vary, with one source listing 19,683 residents, including 9,053 males and 9,213 females, while another cites 14,533 inhabitants. The postal code for the commune is 35170. Bruz has received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945 and is twinned with Gmina Września.

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Place details

Locality
Bruz
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
14,533
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Bruz
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Bruz (Ille-et-Vilaine).svg
French commune.image
Bruz - Carcé 02.JPG
French commune.caption
Castle of Carcé
French commune.arrondissement
Rennes
French commune.canton
Bruz
French commune.INSEE
35047
French commune.postal code
35170
French commune.mayor
Philippe Salmon
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Rennes Métropole
French commune.elevation min m
12
French commune.elevation max m
99
French commune.area km2
29.95

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Official website

Ville de Bruz

Bienvenue sur le site officiel de la ville de Bruz. Retrouvez toutes les informations sur les services, les démarches et les actualités de votre ville.

ville-bruz.fr

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bruz
Country
France
Population
19651
Area
29.95
Elevation
30
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Vilaine
Shares border with
Pont-Péan
Official website
www.ville-bruz.fr
Image
Bruz-place.jpg
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IPA transcription
bʁɥ
postal code
35170
topic's main category
Category:Bruz
Commons category
Bruz
twinned administrative body
Gmina Września
associated electoral district
canton of Bruz
male population
9053
female population
9213
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-99-05-86-86
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Population
  • Mayors
  • Breton language
  • Quarry accident
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Bruz (, or non-standard: ) 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bruz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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