Haute-Saône (Department, France)

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See also:

• France
• France: Metropolitan departments
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• Haute-Saône (Department, France): Municipal flags
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  • Moimay

Administrative data

Code: 70
Region: Franche-Comté
Traditional province: Franche-Comté
Bordering departments: Côte-d'Or, Doubs, Jura, Haute-Marne, Vosges, Territoire de Belfort

Area: 5,360 km²
Population (1995): 252,100 inhabitants

Préfecture: Vesoul
Sous-préfecture: Lure
Subdivisions: 2 arrondissements, 32 cantons, 545 communes.

The department is named after the river Saône (480 km), tributary of the Rhône.