Metropolitan Department
Haute-Saône
France · Europe
Haute-Saône is a metropolitan department of France, in Europe. It lies on the Eurasian Plate.
Tectonic Plates
Recorded Natural Hazards (Géorisques)
It has 536 municipalities and 233,185 inhabitants. Under the seismic zoning in force since 2011, its highest seismicity is moderate (zone 3 of 5). A natural disaster has been declared 3,290 times since 1982 (one declaration per municipality and decree), mostly for floods (2,458) and ground movements (541). The most recent was signed on 22 June 2025. 47 municipalities have a high radon potential (category 3), home to 13% of inhabitants. 164 municipalities are covered by an approved natural hazard prevention plan.
Seismicity Zones
Number of municipalities in each zone of the regulatory seismic zoning (from 1, very low, to 5, high).
Natural Disasters Declared Since 1982
Declarations per five-year period.
Most Widespread Events
- 1999Floods and Mudflows · 25 December 1999539 municipalities
- 1982Floods and Mudflows · 8 December 1982539 municipalities
- 1999Ground Movements · 25 December 1999539 municipalities
- 1982Floods and Mudflows · 9 November 1982295 municipalities
- 1982Floods and Mudflows · 14 October 1982244 municipalities
- 1983Floods and Mudflows · 16 May 1983133 municipalities
Most Frequently Affected Municipalities
- 16Lure
- 15Vesoul
- 14Luxeuil-les-Bains
- 12Belles-Fontaines
- 12Gray
- 12Navenne
- 11Champlitte
- 11Conflans-sur-Lanterne
Hazards Listed by Municipality
Number of municipalities exposed to each natural hazard according to the departmental major risks file.
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Géorisques (ministère de la Transition écologique, BRGM, IRSN), base GASPAR · INSEE