# Boulatruelle — Les Misérables character guide

> Boulatruelle in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sieur Boulatruelle

**First appearance:** 0044-ii-first-sketch-of-two-unprepossessing-figures

## Who they are

A former road-mender turned suspicious peasant in Montfermeil.

## In the story

### [In Which the Reader Will Peruse Two Verses, Which Are of the Devil's Composition, Possibly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/ii-in-which-the-reader-will-peruse-two-verses-which-are-of-the-devil-s-composition-possibly)

A former convict turned road-mender, observed digging in the forest and suspected of searching for hidden treasure.

### [In Which the Reader Will Peruse Two Verses, Which Are of the Devil’s Composition, Possibly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/ii-in-which-the-reader-will-peruse-two-verses-which-are-of-the-devil-s-composition-possibly)

A former convict turned road-laborer, observed searching the forest for a hidden treasure, believed to be connected to the devil or to Jean Valjean.

### [Composition of the Troupe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/iv-composition-of-the-troupe)

The road-mender, previously introduced, listed as a member of Patron-Minette.

### [Composition of the Troupe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/iv-composition-of-the-troupe)

The road-mender, previously introduced, and a member of Patron-Minette.

### [In Which the Tree with the Zinc Plaster Appears Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/i-in-which-the-tree-with-the-zinc-plaster-appears-again)

The road-mender and thief, recently released from custody, pursues a mysterious man in the forest hoping to find a buried treasure.

### [In Which the Tree with the Zinc Plaster Appears Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/i-in-which-the-tree-with-the-zinc-plaster-appears-again)

Sieur Boulatruelle, the road-mender and thief, experiences a lively emotion upon spotting a mysterious man in the forest, whom he suspects of seeking buried treasure.

### [Deposit Your Money in a Forest Rather Than with a Notary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/v-deposit-your-money-in-a-forest-rather-than-with-a-notary)

Previously seen Jean Valjean in the woods; later inherits the pickaxe left behind.

### [V: Deposit Your Money in a Forest Rather Than with a Notary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/v-deposit-your-money-in-a-forest-rather-than-with-a-notary)

Had previously seen Jean Valjean in the woods; later inherits the pickaxe.

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