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Bruyères () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

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Bruyères is a commune in France, situated within the Vosges department and the Grand Est region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bruyères and is located in both the arrondissement of Épinal and the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. The town has a population of 3,187, comprising 1,366 males and 1,698 females. Its postal code is 88600, and it covers an area of 16.02 square kilometers.

The commune shares borders with Grandvillers, Laval-sur-Vologne, Laveline-devant-Bruyères, and Vervezelle. Bruyères is twinned with Vielsalm, Honolulu County, and Honolulu. According to GeoNames data, the location has an elevation of 477 meters and a population of 3,423. The official name of the municipality is Bruyères, and it is described in the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron.

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Place details

Locality
Bruyères
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
3,423
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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7.4 µg/m³
PM10
15.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Bruyères
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Bruyeres.svg
French commune.image
Bruyeres88.jpg
French commune.caption
A general view of Bruyères
French commune.arrondissement
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
French commune.canton
Bruyères
French commune.INSEE
88078
French commune.postal code
88600
French commune.mayor
Ludovic Durain
French commune.term
2025–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC Bruyères - Vallons des Vosges
French commune.elevation m
493
French commune.elevation min m
390
French commune.elevation max m
704
French commune.area km2
16.02

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bruyères
Country
France
Population
2923
Area
16.02
Elevation
493
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Fays
Official website
www.ville-bruyeres.fr
Image
Bruyeres88.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Bruyères
twinned administrative body
Honolulu
Commons category
Bruyères
Commons gallery
Bruyères
postal code
88600
associated electoral district
canton of Bruyères
male population
1366
female population
1698
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-29-50-52-52
fax number
+33-3-29-50-12-09
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Population
  • Notable residents
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Bruyères () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

The town built up around a castle built on a hill in the locality in the 6th century. It was the birthplace of Jean Lurçat, in 1892.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bruyères” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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