BRIE, an agricultural district of north France, to the east of Paris, bounded west and south by the Seine, north by the Marne. Area about 2,400 square miles. It includes most of the department of Seine-et-Marne, with portions of Seine, Seine-et-Oise, Aisne, Marne and Aube. The western half was known as the Brie f ran caise, the eastern as the Brie charnpenoise. It varies in altitude between 30o and 5ooft. in the west, and between Soo and 65oft. in the east. The region includes the Foret de Senart, the Foret de Crecy and the Foret d'Armainvilliers. The surface soil is clay with embedded fragments of siliceous sandstone, used for mill stones and constructional purposes ; the subsoil is limestone. The Peres, a tributary of the Seine, and the Grand Morin and Petit Morin, tributaries of the Marne, are the chief rivers, but the region is not very well watered and the rainfall is only between 20 and 24 inches. The Brie is famous for its grain and its dairy products, especially cheese.