Bry sur Marne

Bry sur Marne is a commune in the Val de Marne branch within the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.6 km from the center of Paris. The commune of Bry sur Marne is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the 4 sectors of the new city of Marne la Vallee. Bry name comes from the Celtic word Briw, because of this a bridge or a river crossing. The location has been inhabited considering Neolithic times. The town motto, which capabilities on its coat of palms is Moult viel que Paris old French for Much older than Paris.

In 1903, archeologist Adrien Mentienne exposed the bones of a huge bovine which died 15,000 years in the past. In 1982, the skeleton of a woman who died within the 5th century BC turned into exposed underneath the playground of a school in Bry. It is now housed in the city's museum. In 1404, Robert de Chatillon, cousin of King Charles VI, was Bry feudal lord. His castle now not stands and its precise area is unsure. Bry present day chateau became built inside the 1690s. It became the town hall in 1866.