Bray-sur-Seine

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Bray-sur-Seine

Total population

2,356

Air quality index

30Good

Elevation54 m

Land area2.15 km²

Coordinates48.41°, 3.24°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bray-sur-Seine is a rural commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Adrien, Count of Rougé

French statesman, soldier (1782-1838)

Henri Ghéon

French writer (1875–1944)

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Geoffroy de Sergines

French knight, seneschal and bailiff of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

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Jean Oleksiak

French association football player

Victurnien-Jean-Baptiste de Rochechouart de Mortemart

French general

Jean-Marie Ragon

French author and freemason

Claude Villers

French actor, journalist, audio book narrator and radio host

Guillaume de Bray

French mathematician and cardinal

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Nicolas II

(1591-1660) Catholic French prelate, Bishop of Uzès and Bazas

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Nicolas Signac

French composer

Victurnien Bonaventure de Rochechouart de Mortemart

French politician and officer (1753–1823)

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André-Jean-Marie Blanchard

French military personnel (1893-1981)

Sylvestre Gallot

French mathematician

J

Jean-Claude Hureau

J

Jean-Baptiste Naret

French politician (1753-1804)

X

Xavier Jeunemaitre

French researcher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-12

viper's-bugloss

Echium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-07

purple crownvetch

Securigera varia

Seen 2026-06-06

bladder campion

Silene vulgaris

Seen 2026-06-06

Blue Featherleg

Platycnemis pennipes

Seen 2026-06-05

Straw-barred Pearl

Pyrausta despicata

Seen 2026-06-05

Mediterranean Spotted Chafer

Oxythyrea funesta

Seen 2026-05-31

Choerades fuliginosa

Choerades fuliginosa

Seen 2026-05-28

meadow salsify

Tragopogon pratensis

Seen 2026-05-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bray-sur-Seine, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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