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Île-de-France
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Val-de-Marne
|arrondissement=Nogent-sur-Marne
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Bry-sur-Marne(chief town)
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|cp= 94360
|maire=Jean-Pierre Spilbauer
UMP
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|intercomm=
none as of 2005
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Bry-sur-Marne is a
commune in the eastern suburbs of
Paris,
France. It is located 12.6 km. (7.8 miles) from the
center of Paris.
The commune of Bry-sur-Marne is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four sectors of the "
new town" of
Marne-la-Vallée.
The photographer
Louis Daguerre died in Bry-sur-Marne in 1851 and a monument marks his grave there.
History
Prehistory and early history
Bry's name comes from the
Celtic word
Briw, which means a bridge or a river crossing. The area has been inhabited since
Neolithic times . The town's motto, which features on its coat of arms, is "
Moult viel que Paris" - old French for "Much older than
Paris" .
In
1903,
archeologist Adrien Mentienne uncovered the bones of a large
bovine which died 15,000 years ago. In
1982, the skeleton of a woman who died in the
5th century BC was uncovered beneath the playground of a school in Bry. It is now housed in the town's
museum
.
From that century onwards, there was a permanent human presence where Bry now stands. In
1886, a
necropolis was found which contained
pottery,
Gaul and
Frankish weaponry, silver and gold jewelry, and coins, dating from the
Gaul era to the
Merovingian. The first known written mention of the town named Bry was in a charter signed by King
Charles the Bald in
861.
The first church was built in
1130.
From the feudal era to modern times
In
1404, Robert de Chatillon, cousin of King
Charles VI, was Bry's
feudal lord. His castle no longer stands, and its exact location is uncertain. Bry's current
château was built in the
1690s. It became the
town hall in
1866. It was rebuilt after the
Franco-Prussian War of
1870.
The
railway came to Bry in
1926, followed by the
motorway (
1970) and the
RER (
1977). The town's hospital was built in
1936 .
Daguerre's diorama
Bry's most treasured artwork is a
diorama painted by
Louis Daguerre. The painting changes as each day wears on, mimicking daylight and night-time; the painted candlesticks light up at night. It is kept in the local church.
Transport
Bry-sur-Marne is served by
Bry-sur-Marne station on Paris
RER line A.
Miscellaneous
The town has been twinned with
Sawbridgeworth in
Hertfordshire,
England and
Moosburg an der Isar in
Germany since 1973.
Further Information
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