Rozay-in-Brie

Rozay-in Brie is a common French, located in the department of Seine-et-Marne and the area Île-de-France.

Its inhabitants is called Rozéens.

Geography

This commune is located at 50 km in the east of the capital. One reaches it by Main road 4. Part of the commune is built on a ground in weak declivity whose high point is with the town hall and the low point at the edge of the Yerres. This river, tributary of the the Seine takes its source with a dozen kilometers in north. In surface, it is the smallest commune of the canton although it is the chief town. Formerly spelled Rozoy it bears the name of Rozay-in-Brie only since 1934. A terminal located on the place of the town hall recalls that the commune is in the center of the Département of Seine-et-Marne.

Localities and variations

Vilpré

Communes bordering

The communes bordering are: Bernay-Vilbert, Voinsles, the Vault-Iger, Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux.

History

There are two assumptions on the name of the commune. Its name of origin is " ROZETUM IN BRIA". One would like that " rozetum" has a relationship to the importation of the culture of the pinks by Thibault IV of Champagne what would seem in agreement with the armorial bearings of the city where three pinks are represented and whose currency is " ROZA INTER FLORES". The second would lean for a Gothic origin " RAUS" meaning into Germanic " roseau" the city being surrounded in the beginning of marsh.

Rozay was surrounded by ramparts of which there remain important vestiges. On the thirteen turrets of origin, there remains eight about it. One reached inside the city by three doors. Both which remains are classified Historic buildings. The old ditches are filled and, planted trees and of lawn, offer places of walk. Before the marriage of Philippe IV with Jeanne de Navarre, Rozay was in a separating walk (see Pécy).

In 1790, during creation of the departments, Rozay had only 231 votes and Melun which had collected 239 of them became the prefecture of the Département of Seine-et-Marne. Rozay became chief town of district. In 1926 the district disappeared, Rozay is today chief town of canton.

Around the town hall, in the streets evoking the time when the city was commercial, place of the market, street to cheeses, places old Pilori, one can see corbelling and half-timbered houses.

Administration

Jacques Picard was mayor of Rozay in Brie of 1969 to 1986

Demography

Religious heritage

the Notre-Dame church of the Nativity is an imposing building. It was classified Historic buildings in 1862. Its construction started starting from the XII E century. The bell-tower, from Romance style, goes back to this time. It was transformed at the next century: addition of the nave, the side northern and altered and restored to the XIX E century. The western gate, marriage between Gothic style blazing and Renaissance style, were restored as from 1998. On a buttress side street of the Leclerc general one can see a stone engraved with a mark of trade-guild gone back to 1517, date of the completion of the southern part of the building.

Inside one can see a " Virgin with the enfant" out of white marble carved by German Rammer, an oil on panel out of wooden representing holy Jerome writing his memories, " the delivery of Pierre" saint; oil on fabric of XVIIè century (M.H.1984). Large the Orgue and the positive one consisted of two thousand pipes were given in a state of 1989 to 1996. The positive one, going back to 1723, is allotted to the Organ builder Deslandes and to died of this one the instrumental part would have been entrusted to Nicolas Collard or L.A.Clicquot. The organ case, gone back to 1737, could thus have been conceived by the latter.

Economy

Famous characters

Claudine de Culam Métropolite Wladimir

Tourist monuments and places

Notre-Dame Church: Orgue builds by Louis-Alexandre Clicquot at the 18th century, restored in 1933 by Gabriel d' Alençon.

Events

Celebrates Scarecrow and Apple with Rozay-in-Brie. The troiziéme Sunday of October

Twinnings

References

Rozay in Brie.Petit tourist guide which can be withdrawn to the Tourist office Centers Brie, 23 rue du general Leclerc.

Internal bonds

Western Border of the Champagne county

External bonds

the Community of Communes Sources of Yerres. *Oeuvres classified Historic buildings www.patrimoine-de-france.org/oeuvres/

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