Bruyères

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Bruyères
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°12′30″N 6°43′16″E / 48.2083°N 06.721°E / 48.2083; 06.721Coordinates: 48°12′30″N 6°43′16″E / 48.2083°N 06.721°E / 48.2083; 06.721
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Épinal
Canton	Bruyères
Intercommunality	CC Bruyères - Vallons des Vosges
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Masy[1]
Area 1	16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	3,078
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	88078 /88600
Elevation	390–704 m (1,280–2,310 ft) (avg. 493 m or 1,617 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

History[]

In World War II, Bruyères was liberated from German occupation by Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The Battle of Bruyères and the rescue of the "Lost Texas Battalion" is now considered to be one of the ten major military battles fought by the United States Armed Forces. The 100th/442nd Regiment became the most decorated Unit in the History of the US Army (8 Presidential Unit Citation, 21 Medal of Honor and 18,143 individual decorations). On July 8 & 9, 1989, the bicentennial of the presentation of the "Bill of Human Rights" by Mounier, Pierre Moulin created and inaugurated the "Peace and Freedom Trail." Encompassing 89 points of interest, the "Peace and Freedom Trail" highlights the actions of the 442nd RCT and their campaign to free Bruyères from German occupation during World War II.

• Arboretum du col du Haut-Jacques

Notable residents[]

• Gaston About

Twin towns[]

• Vielsalm ( Belgium)
• Honolulu ( United States)

See also[]

• Communes of the Vosges department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bruyères.

• Town website (in French)
• [1] Le Chemin de la Paix et de la Liberte de Bruyeres

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