• Source: Bruz

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. 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. The municipality signed the Ya d'ar brezhoneg charter on 1 October 2011.
The Breton name of the commune is also Bruz.




Quarry accident


On June 6, 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).




References






External links



Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Komune di departemen Ille-et-Vilaine
• Daftar stasiun SNCF di Bretagne
• Arondisemen Rennes
• Mohamed Simakan
• Arondisemen Redon
• Arondisemen Fougères
• Arondisemen Saint-Malo
• Rennes
• Mellé
• Cancale
• Bruz
• Bruz Freeman
• Rennes Métropole
• Pansy Craze
• Canton of Bruz
• Camille Abily
• Barilaro v Shanks-Markovina
• George Freeman (guitarist)
• List of Italian cheeses
• Vilaine