Haute-Saône

Haute-Saone is a department in the east of France. It is in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region. It is named after the Saone river and its capital (prefecture) is the city of Vesoul.
History
Haute-Saone 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-Comte.
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-Saone is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region. It has an area of .
The department borders with 6 other departments in two regions:
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region
Cote-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 Saone, 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 Koppen 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-Saone is managed by the Departmental Council of Haute-Saone in Vesoul. The department is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region.
Administrative divisions
There are 2 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 542 communes (municipalities) in Haute-Saone.
The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Haute-Saone department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Dampierre-sur-Salon (7001)
Gray (7002)
Hericourt-1 (7003)
Hericourt-2 (7004)
Jussey (7005)
Lure-1 (7006)
Lure-2 (7007)
Luxeuil-les-Bains (7008)
Marnay (7009)
Melisey (7010)
Port-sur-Saone (7011)
Rioz (7012)
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse (7013)
Scey-sur-Saone-et-Saint-Albin (7014)
Vesoul-1 (7015)
Vesoul-2 (7016)
Villersexel (7017)
Demographics
The inhabitants of Haute-Saone are known, in French, as Haut-Saonois (women: Haut-Saonoises).
Haute-Saone had a population, in 2014, of 238,347, for a population density of inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Vesoul, with 129,622 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
Evolution of the population in Haute-Saone
The cities with more than inhabitants in the department are:
Gallery
References
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Haute-Saone department
Communes of the Haute-Saone department
Other websites
Departmental Council website
Prefecture website
Destination 70 - Tourisme en Haute-Saone
Haute-Saone