A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, is provided including fixtures (7) that have a first fixture part (11) and a second fixture part (13), and a backrest structure (19) that has lateral cheeks (21) and at least one bar (23, 25) which connects the lateral cheeks (21). The first fixture part (11) is fixedly connected to a seat part (3) of the vehicle seat (1), in particular by an adapter (15). The second fixture part (13) can be twisted relative to the first fixture part (11) between several useful positions in order to adjust the inclination of the backrest (3) of the vehicle seat (1). The backrest structure (19) is fixedly connected to the second fixture part (13), especially by a second adapter (17). The lateral cheeks (21) of the backrest structure (19) are formed by open profiled sections which are closed in a central zone of the lateral cheeks (21) by at least one cross-bar (27) that is fixedly connected to the lateral cheeks (21).