Rioz (French pronunciation: [ʁjo]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Like in many regional toponyms, the "z" is silent in "Rioz". In 1973 it absorbed the former commune Les Fontenis.[3]
Rioz | |
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 The church and surroundings in Rioz | |
Location of Rioz  | |
  Rioz  Rioz | |
| Coordinates: 47°25′28″N 6°04′15″E / 47.4244°N 6.0708°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul |
| Canton | Rioz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nadine Wantz[1] |
Area 1 | 17.20 km2 (6.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,420 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 70447 /70190 |
| Elevation | 247–402 m (810–1,319 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 683 | — |
| 1975 | 836 | +2.93% |
| 1982 | 889 | +0.88% |
| 1990 | 883 | −0.08% |
| 1999 | 1,134 | +2.82% |
| 2007 | 1,728 | +5.41% |
| 2012 | 2,004 | +3.01% |
| 2017 | 2,270 | +2.52% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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.
- ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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