Port-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ syʁ son]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Port-sur-Saône | |
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 The town hall in Port-sur-Saône | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Port-sur-Saône  | |
  Port-sur-Saône  Port-sur-Saône | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′21″N 6°02′43″E / 47.6892°N 6.0453°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul |
| Canton | Port-sur-Saône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Pepe[1] |
Area 1 | 24.59 km2 (9.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,977 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 70421 /70170 |
| Elevation | 206–337 m (676–1,106 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It was probably the Roman Portus Abucini.[3]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,056 | — |
| 1975 | 2,482 | +2.73% |
| 1982 | 2,642 | +0.90% |
| 1990 | 2,521 | −0.58% |
| 1999 | 2,773 | +1.06% |
| 2007 | 2,948 | +0.77% |
| 2012 | 3,022 | +0.50% |
| 2017 | 2,971 | −0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Twin towns
editPort-sur-Saône is twinned with:
There are also friendship within the town:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854):Portus Abucini
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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