Bruz

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Bruz (Script error: No such module "IPA"., or non-standard: Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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

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Mayors

The current mayor is Philippe Salmon, elected in 2020.[1] Previous mayors are:

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.[2] The municipality signed the Ya d'ar brezhoneg charter on 1 October 2011.[3]

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

Bruz houses 2e régiment du matériel (2nd RMAT).

References

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