- Bruyères
French commune
nomcommune=Bruyères
View of Bruyères from the nearby "tour de l'Avison"
région=Lorraine
département=Vosges
arrondissement=Épinal
canton=Bruyères (chief town)
insee=88078
cp=88600
maire=Alain Blangy
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Vologne
longitude=06.721
latitude=48.2083
alt moy=493 m
alt mini=390 m
alt maxi=704 m
hectares=1,602
km²=16.02
sans=3,362
date-sans=1999
nomhab=Bruyérois, Bruyéroises
dens=209Bruyères is a town in
France . It is the centre of a "commune" in theVosges "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 ofJean Lurçat , in 1892.History
In the
Second World War , it was liberated from German occupation byJapanese-American soldiers of the442nd Regimental Combat Team .It is also the title of No. 5 in French composer Claude Debussy's 'Preludes for Piano', Book Two.
Twin towns
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Vielsalm (BEL)
*Honolulu (USA)External links
* [http://www.ville-bruyeres.fr/ Town website] fr icon
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