Briaucourt, Haute-Saône
Briaucourt | |
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Commune | |
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Briaucourt Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region Briaucourt | |
Coordinates: 47°49′28″N 6°15′01″E / 47.8244°N 6.2503°ECoordinates: 47°49′28″N 6°15′01″E / 47.8244°N 6.2503°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Haute-Saône |
Arrondissement | Lure |
Canton | Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse |
Area1 | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
Population (2015)2 | 248 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 70097 /70800 |
Elevation | 227–294 m (745–965 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Briaucourt is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
The Lanterne River flows through the commune. To the South it borders the communes of Velorcey, Abelcourt, [[Sainte-Marie-en-Chaux, from southeast to southwest, respectively. To the west it borders the communes of Ormoiche and Francalmont. To the east, Conflans-sur-Lanterne. To the north it borders Ainville, and to the northeast, Plainemont. Out of these, two of them are in different cantons, Plainemont, which is in the Canton Port-sur-Saône, and the Commune of Ormoiche, which is in the Canton of Luxeuil-les-Bains.
Notable people
- Henri Genaille (October 2nd, 1856-?) inventor of Genaille-Lucas rulers
Mayors of Briaucourt
- Raymond Py (2001-2003, Indpendant)
- Denis Laurent (2003-Present, The Republicans)
See also
References
- INSEE (in English)
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