Briaucourt, Haute-Saône

Briaucourt
Commune
The church in Briaucourt
The church in Briaucourt
Coat of arms of Briaucourt
Coat of arms
Location of Briaucourt
Map
Briaucourt is located in France
Briaucourt
Briaucourt
Briaucourt is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Briaucourt
Briaucourt
Coordinates: 47°49′28″N 6°15′01″E / 47.8244°N 6.2503°E / 47.8244; 6.2503
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentHaute-Saône
ArrondissementLure
CantonSaint-Loup-sur-Semouse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Choux[1]
Area
1
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

Mayors of Briaucourt

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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