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Bruz
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Bruz
Total population
19,651
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Bruz is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
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.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,588
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,380
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,352
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,297
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia2,282
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,245
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,888
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,881
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2017-09-281 km WNW of Tresbœuf, France
- M 4.5 — 2013-11-211 km WSW of Plescop, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-192 km NNE of Montigné-le-Brillant, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-08-283 km E of Mauron, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-08-113 km NW of Péaule, France
- M 2.9 — 2008-07-233 km SW of Caden, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 35047
- Department
- 35
- Region
- 53
- Population (Wikidata)
- 19,683
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr