Bruz (, or non-standard: ) 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, 14km from Rennes. It is near the confluence of the rivers Vilaine and Seiche.

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), from 2014 to 2020;

• Philippe Caffin (Miscellaneous Left), from 2008 to 2014;

• Robert Barré (Union for French Democracy), from 1989 to 2008;

• Alphonse Legault (Miscellaneous Right), 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 charter on 1 October 2011.

The Breton name of the commune is also Bruz.

Quarry accident

On 6 June 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

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

• The works of Jean Fréour Sculptor of work in Bruz church

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

References

External links

• Official website

• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association