Canton of Bruyères

The Canton of Bruyères is a largely rural French administrative and electoral grouping of communes in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Grand Est. The canton has its administrative centre at Bruyères.

Bruyères
Canton
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentVosges
No. of communes51
SeatBruyères
Area
 • Total399.27 km2 (154.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total20,352
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE code88 02
Countryside between Bruyères and Fiménil

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 30 to 51 communes:[1]

References
  1. Décret n° 2014-268 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Vosges

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