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La Bruyère
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La Bruyère is a commune in the Haute-Saône department of France, situated within the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It lies in the canton of Faucogney-et-la-Mer and the arrondissement of Lure, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Mélisey. The town is located within the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park and shares borders with Amage, Breuchotte, La Corbière, and Esboz-Brest.
The commune covers an area of 6.32 square kilometers and has an elevation of 426 meters above sea level. Its population is 221, comprising 107 males and 111 females. The official postal code is 70280.
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- Locality
- La Bruyère
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 389
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Department
- Haute-Saône
- Arrondissement
- Lure
- Canton
- Mélisey
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Bernard Girard
- Area
- 6.32 km (2.44 sq mi)
- Density
- 25.8/km (66.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 70103 /70280
- Elevation
- 309–426 m (1,014–1,398 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
La Bruyère ( French pronunciation: [la bʁɥijɛʁ]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, in eastern France.
It was the birthplace (1874) of Albert Mathiez, a prominent historian of the French Revolution, born to a very local innkeeper's family, who later moved to the city of Paris and achieved a successful academic career.
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