Briaucourt (French pronunciation: [bʁijokuʁ]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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_-_12.jpg) The church in Briaucourt | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Briaucourt  | |
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| Coordinates: 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 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Choux[1] |
Area 1 | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 243 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
Geography
editThe 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
edit- Henri Genaille (October 2, 1856-?) inventor of Genaille-Lucas rulers
Mayors of Briaucourt
edit- Raymond Py (2001-2003, Independent)
- Denis Laurent (2003–Present, The Republicans)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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