Bruyères

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Coordinates: 48°12′30″N 6°43′16″E / 48.2083, 06.721

Commune of Bruyères View of Bruyères from the nearby tour de l'Avison
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lorraine
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Épinal
Canton	Bruyères
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Vologne
Mayor	Alain Blangy (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	390 m–704 m (avg. 493 m)
Land area¹	16.02 km²
Population² (1999)	3,362
- Density	209/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	88078/ 88600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bruyères is a town in France. It is the centre of a commune in the Vosges département, and also the main town in its canton. 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.

[edit] History

In the Second World War, it was liberated from German occupation by Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

It is also the title of No. 5 in French composer Claude Debussy's 'Preludes for Piano', Book Two.

[edit] Twin towns

• Vielsalm ( Belgium)
• Honolulu ( United States)

[edit] External links

• Town website (French)

Coordinates: 48°12′30″N, 6°43′16″E