La Bruyère, Haute-Saône
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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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 | |
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The town hall in La Bruyère | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Bruyère | |
  La Bruyère Location within France  La Bruyère Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 47°49′53″N 6°29′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Lure |
| Canton | Mélisey |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Girard[1] |
Area 1 | 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 163 |
| • Density | 25.8/km2 (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) |
| 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]
