Haute-Saône

**Haute-Saône** is a department in the east of France. It is in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is named after the Saône river and its capital (prefecture) is the city of Vesoul.

## History

Haute-Saône is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was formed from part of the old province of _Franche-Comté_.

It was divided in six districts: Jussey, Luxeuil, Lure, Vesoul, Gray and Champlitte with the capital in Gray alternating with Vesoul. In 1794, only Gray remained as the capital.

In 1800, with the creation of the _arrondissements_ in France, the six districts were changed into three _arrondissements_: Vesoul, Gray and Lure; the capital was moved from Gray to Vesoul.

After the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the department was occupied by the Austrian army from June 1815 to November 1818.

On 10 September 1926, the _arrondissement_ of Gray was eliminated.

## Geography

Haute-Saône is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has an area of .

The department borders with 6 other departments in two regions:
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
    - Côte-d'Or (southwest)
    - Doubs (east)
    - Jura (south)
    - Territoire de Belfort (east)
- Grand Est region
    - Haute-Marne (west)
    - Vosges (north)

The main river in the department is the Saône, that flows through the department from northeast to southwest. The highest mountain in the department is _Ballon de Servance_ (),  high; it is in the _commune_ Servance-Miellin.

### Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Lure is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype **Cfb**.

The average temperature for the year in Lure is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month, on average is January, with an average temperature of .

The average amount of precipitation (rainfall) for the year in Lure is . The month with the most precipitation on average is August with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is March with an average of .

## Administration

Haute-Saône is managed by the _Departmental Council of Haute-Saône_ in Vesoul. The department is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

### Administrative divisions

There are 2 _arrondissements_ (districts), 17 _cantons_ and 542 _communes_ (municipalities) in Haute-Saône.

|INSEE code !! Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! width=60px | Area <small>(km²)</small> !! Density <small>(Inh./km²)</small> !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|701|Lure|Lure|108,725|1,848.3||195|
|702|Vesoul|Vesoul|129,622|3,511.8||347|

The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Haute-Saône department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

1. Dampierre-sur-Salon <small>(7001)</small>
1. Gray <small>(7002)</small>
1. Héricourt-1 <small>(7003)</small>
1. Héricourt-2 <small>(7004)</small>
1. Jussey <small>(7005)</small>
1. Lure-1 <small>(7006)</small>
1. Lure-2 <small>(7007)</small>
1. Luxeuil-les-Bains <small>(7008)</small>
1. Marnay <small>(7009)</small>
1. Mélisey <small>(7010)</small>
1. Port-sur-Saône <small>(7011)</small>
1. Rioz <small>(7012)</small>
1. Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse <small>(7013)</small>
1. Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin <small>(7014)</small>
1. Vesoul-1 <small>(7015)</small>
1. Vesoul-2 <small>(7016)</small>
1. Villersexel <small>(7017)</small>

## Demographics

The inhabitants of Haute-Saône are known, in French, as _Haut-Saônois_ (women: _Haut-Saônoises_).

Haute-Saône had a population, in 2014, of 238,347, for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>. The _arrondissement_ of Vesoul, with 129,622 inhabitants, is the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Haute-Saône**

The cities with more than inhabitants in the department are:

|City|Population <small>(2014)</small>|Arrondissement|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Vesoul|15,212|Vesoul|
|Héricourt|9,967|Lure|
|Lure|8,324|Lure|
|Luxeuil-les-Bains|6,917|Lure|
|Gray|5,504|Vesoul|
|Champagney|3,797|Lure|
|Fougerolles|3,721|Lure|
|Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse|3,263|Lure|
|Échenoz-la-Méline|3,203|Vesoul|
|Port-sur-Saône|3,039|Vesoul|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Haute-Saône department
- Communes of the Haute-Saône department

## Other websites

- Departmental Council website
- Prefecture website
- Destination 70 - Tourisme en Haute-Saône

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Haute-Saône
- **type**: Departments of France, Department
- **image skyline**: Vesoul Conseil Général de la Haute-Saône.jpg
- **image alt**: Departmental Council building of the Haute-Saône department, in Vesoul
- **image caption**: Departmental Council building of the Haute-Saône department, in Vesoul
- **image flag**: Drapeau fr département Haute-Saône.svg
- **flag size**: 125px
- **image shield**: Blason département fr Haute-Saône.svg
- **shield alt**: Coat of arms
- **image map**: Haute-Saône-Position.svg
- **map caption**: Haute-Saône in France
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: France
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of France, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- **established title**: Département
- **established date**: 4 March 1790
- **seat type**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture
- **seat**: Vesoul
- **parts type**: Prefectures in France, Subprefectures
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Lure, Haute-Saône, Lure
- **leader title**: President of the Departmental Council, President
- **leader name**: Yves Krattinger
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 5360.1
- **population total**: 238347
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Haut-Saônois
- **blank name sec2**: Arrondissements of France, Arrondissements
- **blank info sec2**: 2
- **blank1 name sec2**: Cantons in France, Cantons
- **blank1 info sec2**: 17
- **blank2 name sec2**: Communes in France, Communes
- **blank2 info sec2**: 542
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **iso code**: FR-70
- **website**: [http://www.haute-saone.fr/ www.haute-saone.fr]