La Bruyère, Haute-Saône

La Bruyère (French pronunciation: [la bʁɥijɛʁ]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, in eastern France.

La Bruyère
The town hall in La Bruyère
The town hall in La Bruyère
Coat of arms of La Bruyère
Location of La Bruyère
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La Bruyère is located in France
La Bruyère
La Bruyère
La Bruyère is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Bruyère
La Bruyère
Coordinates: 47°49′53″N 6°29′07″E / 47.8314°N 6.4853°E / 47.8314; 6.4853
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentHaute-Saône
ArrondissementLure
CantonMélisey
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Girard[1]
Area
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6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
186
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
70103 /70280
Elevation309–426 m (1,014–1,398 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.[3]

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Jean Dautry, "ALBERT MATHIEZ, HISTORIEN DE LA RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE", Annales historiques de la Révolution française, 34e Année, No. 168 (Avril-Juin 1962), pp. 129-151 [1]