Rozay-en-Brie (, literally ''Rozay in
Brie
Brie ( ; ) is a soft cow's-milk cheese named after Brie (itself from Gaulish ''briga'', "hill, height"), the French region from which it originated (roughly corresponding to the modern of Seine-et-Marne). It is pale in colour with a slight gre ...
'') is a
commune in the
Seine-et-Marne
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department in the
ÃŽle-de-France
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region
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in north-central
France
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.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Rozay-en-Brie are called ''Rozéens''.
Population
Notable people
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Claudine de Culam, (1585-1601) prosecuted and executed for
bestiality
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Vladimir (Tikhonicky), (1873-1959) Eastern Orthodox archbishop and metropolitan
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Christian Jacob, (1959) politician
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Sébastien Japrisot
Sébastien Japrisot (; 4 July 1931 – 4 March 2003) was a French author, screenwriter and film director. His pseudonym was an anagram of Jean-Baptiste Rossi, his real name. Renowned for subverting the rules of the crime genre, Japrisot broke do ...
, (1931-2003) author, screenwriter, director
See also
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References
External links
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Communes of Seine-et-Marne
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