| Haute-Saône | |
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| Coat of Arms of Haute-Saône | |
| Location | |
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| Administration | |
| Department number: | 70 |
| Region: | Franche-Comté |
| Prefecture: | Vesoul |
| Subprefectures: | Lure |
| Arrondissements: | 2 |
| Cantons: | 32 |
| Communes: | 545 |
| President of the General Council: | Yves Krattinger |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 82nd |
| -1999 | 229,732 |
| Population density: | 43/km2 |
| Land area¹: | 5360 km2 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. | |
Haute-Saône (Hiôta-Sona in Arpitan language) is a French department of the Franche-Comté (Franche-Comtât) région, named after the Saône River.
See also
- County of Burgundy - History
- Franche-Comté
- Cantons of the Haute-Saône department
- Communes of the Haute-Saône department
- Arrondissements of the Haute-Saône department
- Arpitan language
- Jean-Luc Picard
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General Council website
- (French) Tourism website
Coordinates: 47°35′N 06°00′E / 47.583°N 6°E
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