Bruz (, or non-standard: ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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.
Inhabitants of Bruz are called ' in French.
The current mayor is Philippe Salmon, elected in 2020. Previous mayors are:
Several streets and places are named after previous mayors : François Joly (from 1919 to 1944), Joseph Jan.
The mairie (City hall) is right in the centre of the town.
In 2008, 3.76% of children attended bilingual primary schools. The municipality signed the Ya d'ar brezhoneg charter on 1 October 2011.
The Breton name of the commune is also Bruz.
On 6 June 1884, a quarry accident took place in Bruz that killed eight people, including two children. The catastrophe du Boël (disaster of Boël) resulted from a landslide that occurred in a quarry used to extract red shale for use in building. The quarry was located in a location called Boël
Bruz houses 2e régiment du matériel (2nd RMAT).