Port-sur-Saône

Port-sur-Saône
Commune
The town hall in Port-sur-Saône
The town hall in Port-sur-Saône
Coat of arms of Port-sur-Saône
Coat of arms
Location of Port-sur-Saône
Map
Port-sur-Saône is located in France
Port-sur-Saône
Port-sur-Saône
Port-sur-Saône is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Port-sur-Saône
Port-sur-Saône
Coordinates: 47°41′21″N 6°02′43″E / 47.6892°N 6.0453°E / 47.6892; 6.0453
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentHaute-Saône
ArrondissementVesoul
CantonPort-sur-Saône
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Pepe[1]
Area
1
24.59 km2 (9.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,966
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
70421 /70170
Elevation206–337 m (676–1,106 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Port-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ syʁ son]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

It was probably the Roman Portus Abucini.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,056—    
1975 2,482+2.73%
1982 2,642+0.90%
1990 2,521−0.58%
1999 2,773+1.06%
2007 2,948+0.77%
2012 3,022+0.50%
2017 2,971−0.34%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin towns

Port-sur-Saône is twinned with:

There are also friendship within the town:

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854):Portus Abucini
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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