Briaucourt, Haute-Saône

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Briaucourt

(2020–2026) Nicolas Choux^[1]Area

9.83 km² (3.80 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

243 • Density25/km² (64/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

70097 /70800

Elevation227–294 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.

Briaucourt (French pronunciation: [bʁijokuʁ]) 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 2, 1856-?) inventor of Genaille-Lucas rulers

Mayors of Briaucourt

Raymond Py (2001-2003, Independent)
Denis Laurent (2003–Present, The Republicans)

References

^ "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.