Bruz (, or non-standard: ) is a
commune in the
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Ill-e-Vilaenn'', ) is a departments of France, department of France, located in the regions of France, region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named a ...
department in
Brittany
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in northwestern
France
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.
Geography
Bruz is located near the center of the
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Ill-e-Vilaenn'', ) is a departments of France, department of France, located in the regions of France, region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named a ...
department, 14 km from
Rennes
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. It is near the confluence of the rivers
Vilaine
The Vilaine (; ) is a river in Brittany, in the west of France. The river's source is in the Mayenne ''Département in France, département'' (53), and it flows out into the Atlantic Ocean at Pénestin in the Morbihan ''département'' (56). It is ...
and
Seiche
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.
Population
Inhabitants of Bruz are called ' in French.
Mayors
The current mayor is Philippe Salmon, elected in 2020.
[ Previous mayors are:
* Auguste Louapre (]Miscellaneous Right
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), from 2014 to 2020;
* Philippe Caffin (Miscellaneous Left
Miscellaneous left (', ''DVG'') in France refers to left-wing candidates who are not members of any party or a member of party that has no elected seats. They include either small left-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for r ...
), from 2008 to 2014;
* Robert Barré (Union for French Democracy
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), from 1989 to 2008;
* Alphonse Legault (Miscellaneous Right
Miscellaneous right (', ''DVD'') in France refers to centre-right or right-wing candidates who are not members of any large party. This can include members of small right-wing parties, dissidents expelled from their party for running against thei ...
), 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
(, ) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the () to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, northwestern France. Breton is a Brythonic Celtic language which has fallen out of general use since the ...
charter on 1 October 2011.Plus de 100 personnes à la signature de Ya d'ar brezhoneg
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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
A quarry is a type of open-pit mining, open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock (geology), rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some juri ...
used to extract red shale for use in building. The quarry was located in a location called Boël
See also
*
* The works of Jean Fréour
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Sculptor of work in Bruz church
Bruz houses 2e régiment du matériel
Materiel or matériel (; ) is supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context.
Military
In a military context, the term ''materiel'' refers eith ...
(2nd RMAT).
References
External links
Official website
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Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association
Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
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