Héricourt (French pronunciation: [eʁikuʁ]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Héricourt is the second most populated commune in the department after Vesoul. The town is part of the functional area of Montbéliard,[2] but is also close to Belfort.
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Coordinates: 47°34′42″N 6°45′44″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Haute-Saône |
Arrondissement | Lure |
Canton | Héricourt-1 and 2 |
Intercommunality | CC du pays d'Héricourt |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Fernand Burkhalter |
Area 1 | 21.04 km2 (8.12 sq mi) |
Population | 10,646 |
• Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 70285 /70400 |
Elevation | 320–541 m (1,050–1,775 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Héricourt is linked to the little villages of Brévilliers, Chagey, Champey, Chenebier, Coisevaux, Couthenans, Echenans sous Mont-Vaudois, Etobon, Luze, Mandrevillars, Saulnot, Trémoins, Verlans, Villers-sur-Saulnot, Vyans-le-Val and they form the Communauté de communes du pays d'Héricourt. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Tavey was merged into Héricourt.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 8,237 | — |
1975 | 8,853 | +1.04% |
1982 | 10,374 | +2.29% |
1990 | 10,079 | −0.36% |
1999 | 10,463 | +0.42% |
2007 | 10,860 | +0.47% |
2012 | 10,669 | −0.35% |
2017 | 10,601 | −0.13% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
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