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History of Bruyères · Monuments historiques

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The monument in Bruyères went on the list in 1991. On the list it is Ancienne synagogue, actuellement musée. Its origins go back to the 20th century.

20th c.oldest part 1991first protected

Monuments historiques

Classé

the highest protection

Inscrit

the second level

Oldest part

20th c.

of any listed monument

Homes before 1919

13%

median compared town 7.4%

In pictures

Monuments of Bruyères in pictures

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Ancienne synagogue, actuellement muséeInscrit

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.

Map

Where Bruyères’ monuments stand

Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.

Inscrit

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1 monuments by protection

1 Inscrit

Classé is the higher protection: any work on the building needs the State’s permission. Work on an inscrit building must be declared to the State in advance. Around both, building work in sight of the monument (usually within 500 m) needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.

Points as the ministry gives them: a monument spread over several plots has one point.

Inscrit

One inscrit monument in Bruyères

Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.

Synagogue · protected 1991Ancienne synagogue, actuellement muséePhoto: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Age of homes

13% of homes in Bruyères were built before 1919

Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).

13%

Before 1919

14%

1919–45

34%

1946–70

26%

1971–90

9.4%

1991–2005

4.6%

2006 on

BruyèresMedian compared French town

13% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (34%).

INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.

Born before 1900

7 people born in Bruyères before 1900

Their lives on one line.

Antoine Jean Blaise Laurent

Antoinette Legroing de La Maisonneuve

Jean-Claude Miche

Henry Boucher

Félix Bouvier

Gaston About

André Lurçat

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Jean-Claude Miche1805–1873 · French Catholic priest

Gaston About1890–1954 · French politician

André Lurçat1894–1970 · French architect

Antoine Jean Blaise Laurent1737–1799 · French politician

Antoinette Legroing de La Maisonneuve1764–1837 · French woman of letters

Henry Boucher1847–1927 · French politician

Félix Bouvier1853–1910 · French historian

Everyone born in Bruyères Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.

Neighbors

Historic monuments in the towns around Bruyères

Town	Residents	Monuments	Classé	Protected area
Bruyères	2,923	1	0	—
Granges-Aumontzey	2,529	0	0	—
Éloyes	3,138	0	0	—
Rambervillers	5,018	10	2	—
Anould	3,234	0	0	—
Gérardmer	7,581	2	0	Yes
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges	19,251	12	6	Yes

In brief

Bruyères in brief

More of Bruyères’s homes are old than in most places: 13% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 1 historic monument, including Ancienne synagogue, actuellement musée. Jean-Claude Miche (1805), Gaston About (1890) and André Lurçat (1894) are among the 7 people born here before 1900. The oldest, Ancienne synagogue, actuellement musée, dates from the 20th century. The rest is about typical: it has one historic monument, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 1); and its only entry went on the list in 1991.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Monuments historiques. France protects buildings at two levels. Classé, the higher (about a third of the list), means any work needs the State’s permission; inscrit means work must be declared to the State in advance. The Culture ministry’s Mérimée base lists every protected building, and this page counts them.
Partly protected. Many entries protect part of a building only (its façades and roofs, a staircase, a painted room). Each counts as one monument, like a fully protected one.
Where a monument is counted. In the commune named on its protection, moved to today’s commune where communes have since merged. A monument listed for several communes counts in each.
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables. Since 2016 France’s protected historic areas (the former secteurs sauvegardés, ZPPAUP and AVAP) share one name. Inside one, building work follows the area’s plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
What isn’t here. Protected objects (furniture, organs, paintings), old buildings with no protection, UNESCO World Heritage listings and labels such as “Plus Beaux Villages de France” aren’t on this list, so this page doesn’t count them.
No History Grade yet. Everything on this page is described, not graded: France’s History Grade isn’t built yet.

Questions about the history of Bruyères

How many historic monuments are there in Bruyères?

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bruyères: 1 inscrit, none classé.

How old are the homes in Bruyères?

13% of its main homes were built before 1919 (median compared French town: 7.4%).

France has no History Grade yet: this page describes, it doesn’t grade.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Ministère de la Culture, sites patrimoniaux remarquables, October 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (main homes by build period) · Wikidata and Wikipedia (people born here) · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.