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Brie (region)

Brie (region) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 4840N 0300E

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Brie is a historic region of France notable in modern times for Brie cheese. It was once divided into
three sections ruled by different feudal lords: the western Brie franaise, corresponding roughly to the
modern department of Seine-et-Marne in the le-de-France region; the eastern Brie champenoise,
forming a portion of the modern department of Marne in the historic region of Champagne (part of
modern-day Champagne-Ardenne); and the northern Brie pouilleuse, forming part of the modern
department of Aisne in Picardy.
The Brie forms a plateau with few eminences, varying in altitude between 300 and 500 feet in the west,
and between 500 and 650 feet in the east. Its scenery is varied by forests of some sizethe chief being
the Fort de Snart, the Fort de Crcy, and the Fort d'Armainvilliers. The surface soil is clay in which
are embedded fragments of siliceous sandstone, used for millstones and constructional purposes; the
subsoil is limestone. The Marne and its tributaries the Grand Morin and the Petit Morin are the chief
rivers, but the region is not abundantly watered and the rainfall is only between 20 and 24 inches.
Main towns:
Brie-Comte-Robert
Chteau-Thierry
Coulommiers
Crcy-la-Chapelle

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Meaux
Nangis
Melun
Provins
Main rivers:
Marne
Grand Morin
Petit Morin
Main forests:
Fort d'Armainvilliers
Fort de Crcy
Fort de Ferrires
Fort de Notre-Dame
Fort de Snart
Fort de Villefermoy
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Plateaus of France
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