title: Briaucourt, Haute-Saône
text: # Briaucourt, Haute-Saône
  
  Briaucourt (French pronunciation: ​) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The Lanterne River flows through the commune. To the South it borders the communes of Velorcey, Abelcourt, Sainte-Marie-en-Chaux, from southeast to southwest, respectively. To the west it borders the communes of Ormoiche and Francalmont. To the east, Conflans-sur-Lanterne. To the north it borders Ainville, and to the northeast, Plainemont. Out of these, two of them are in different cantons, Plainemont, which is in the Canton Port-sur-Saône, and the Commune of Ormoiche, which is in the Canton of Luxeuil-les-Bains.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Henri Genaille (October 2, 1856-?) inventor of Genaille-Lucas rulers
  
  ### Mayors of Briaucourt
  
  * Raymond Py (2001-2003, Independent)
  * Denis Laurent (2003–Present, The Republicans)
  