Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône (French: [ot soːn] ⓘ; Arpitan: Hiôta-Sona; English: Upper Saône) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of northeastern France. Named after the river Saône, it had a population of 235,313 in 2019. Its prefecture is Vesoul; its sole subprefecture is Lure.
Haute-Saône
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From top down, left to right: Étobon; the Ognon River in Pesmes; the Saône River in Bucey-lès-Traves; Clairegoutte; Source du Planey in Anjeux; and view of the village of Corcelles in Saulnot | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Haute-Saône in France | |
| Coordinates: 47°35′N 06°00′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Prefecture | Vesoul |
| Subprefecture | Lure |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Yves Krattinger (DVG) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,360 km2 (2,070 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 234,296 |
| • Rank | 85th |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 70 |
| Arrondissements | 2 |
| Cantons | 17 |
| Communes | 539 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
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