Bry-sur-Marne ( French pronunciation: [bʁi syʁ maʁn] , literally Bry on Marne ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.6 km (7.8 mi) from the center of Paris .
12-527: The commune of Bry-sur-Marne is one city of Marne-la-Vallée and part of the Métropole du Grand Paris . 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
24-430: A public junior high school, Collège Henri Cahn. The commune also has a private elementary through junior high school, Institut Saint Thomas de Villeneuve. There are multiple public senior high schools in surrounding communes: 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
36-460: Is a new town located near Paris , France . Disneyland Paris , Walt Disney Studios Park , Val d'Europe , Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée , ESIEE Paris , and École des Ponts ParisTech are located in Marne-la-Vallée. Marne-la-Vallée has been gradually built up since the first plans in 1965 and now covers an area of over 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) and includes 31 communes , in
48-558: Is a community in the eastern suburbs of Paris , France . It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France 20.7 km (12.9 mi) from the center of Paris . The community of Lognes is part of the Val Maubuée sector, one of the four sectors in the " new town " of Marne-la-Vallée . Lognes has the highest proportion of Asians of any town in France, over 40% of
60-539: Is kept in the local church. Bry-sur-Marne is served by Bry-sur-Marne station on Paris RER line A . The town has been twinned with Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire , England and Moosburg an der Isar in Germany since 1973. The Institut national de l'audiovisuel has its headquarters in the commune. Marne-la-Vall%C3%A9e Marne-la-Vallée ( French: [maʁn la va.le] ) ( English : Marne Valley )
72-665: The départements of Seine-et-Marne , Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne . Total population (2007) is 282,150. For administrative purposes, the area has been divided into four sectors: As of 1990 fewer than 10,000 persons of East/Southeast Asian origin resided in six communes of Marne-la-Vallée. 26% of the population of Lognes was Asian, and other percentages were 8% in Noisiel , 5-6% in Noisy-le-Grand , and 5-6% in Torcy . In 1982 there were 6,000 Asians in Marne-la-Vallée, making up 3-4% of
84-571: 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. In 1404, Robert de Châtillon, 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
96-518: The area's population. In 1987 the number increased to 9,000. Louise, the main character in Éric Rohmer's 1984 film Full Moon in Paris , shares an apartment with her partner Rémi in Marne-la-Vallée. [REDACTED] Media related to Marne-la-Vallée at Wikimedia Commons 48°51′33″N 2°35′55″E / 48.85917°N 2.59861°E / 48.85917; 2.59861 Lognes Lognes ( French pronunciation: [lɔɲ] )
108-495: 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
120-576: The population being of Asian descent, almost exclusively being or having ancestry from the former colonies of French Indochina ( Cambodia , Laos , and Vietnam ) as well as China . Ethnic business districts and community associations serving the Asian population are found throughout the city, in contrast to the circumstances coming from quick assimilation often characteristic of the Vietnamese , Laotian , and Cambodian populations in France. As of 1998, 26% of
132-431: The population was Asian. Lognes is served by Lognes station on Paris RER line A . The town has the following primary school groups (preschool and elementary school): There are two junior high schools, Collège Le Segrais and Collège La Maillière, and one senior high school/sixth-form college, Lycée Emily Brontë . Lognes has the following tertiary educational institutions: Centre de formation d’apprentis SUP’TG
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#1732858960775144-532: 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. The commune has one public preschool, Maternelle Jules Ferry ; three combined public preschools and elementary schools, La Pépinière, Paul Barilliet, and Louis Daguerre; as well as one public elementary school, Henri Cahn. The commune has
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