Haute-Saône is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.[4] It was formed from part of the old province of Franche-Comté.
It was divided in six districts: Jussey, Luxeuil, Lure, Vesoul, Gray and Champlitte with the capital in Gray alternating with Vesoul. In 1794, only Gray remained as the capital.[4]
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the six districts were changed into three arrondissements: Vesoul, Gray and Lure; the capital was moved from Gray to Vesoul.[4]
After the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the department was occupied by the Austrianarmy from June 1815 to November 1818.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Gray was eliminated.[4]
The average temperature for the year in Lure is 9.4 °C (48.9 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 17.2 °C (63.0 °F). The coolest month, on average is January, with an average temperature of 0.6 °C (33.1 °F).
The average amount of precipitation (rainfall) for the year in Lure is 744.2 mm (29.30 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is August with 88.9 mm (3.50 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is March with an average of 43.2 mm (1.70 in).[6]
Administration
Haute-Saône is managed by the Departmental Council of Haute-Saône in Vesoul. The department is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Haute-Saône department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:[10]
The inhabitants of Haute-Saône are known, in French, as Haut-Saônois (women: Haut-Saônoises).[11]
Haute-Saône had a population, in 2014, of 238,347,[3] for a population density of 44.5 inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Vesoul, with 129,622 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.[8]
Evolution of the population in Haute-Saône
The cities with more than inhabitants in the department are:[8]
↑ 2.02.1"Département de la Haute-Saône (70)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
↑"Département de la Haute-Saône (70)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
↑"Département de la Haute-Saône (70)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
