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Hericourt
The two churches (Lutheran and Catholic) Saint-Christophe d'Héricourt and the castle.
Information
Country	France
Area	18,08 km²
Population	10 654 hab. (1er january 2018)
Density	589,27 inhab./km²
Postal code	70400
Telephone prefix	70285
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
47 ° 34 ′ 5 ″ N 6 ° 45 ′ 45 ″ E
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Hericourt is a city of Haute-Saone.

Understand

Until 1793 the Seigneurie d'Héricourt was part of the County of Montbéliard with a common history. Face to face of two civilizations: Celto-Gallo-Roman and Germanic, face to face of two churches: Roman and Reformed.

To go

By plane

Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg International Airport  – From the airport, take either the highway 35 to join Mulhouse then the highway 36 to reach Belfort, either go through Altkirch following the D419. TO Belfort take the E54 (N19) to Héricourt. (last update Feb. 2018)

By train

• 47.57336.7696161 Héricourt train station  – on the Dole-Ville axis in Belfort. (last update Feb. 2018)

Belfort - Montbéliard TGV station  – From this station, take the E54 to join Héricourt. (last update Feb. 2018)

By bus

Saônoise lines  – lines 10, 11, 12 and 15 converge towards the city. (last update Feb. 2018)

By car

The E54 (N19) who links Vesoul urban look Belfort-Montbeliard passes north of the city which is served by two interchanges.

Circulate

An on-demand transport service called Heriva (registration and reservation required) allows you to travel in the city and in all the municipalities of the Pays d'Héricourt.

Several cycle paths are set up in the city center.

To see

• 47.5965066.7586061 Fort du Mont Vaudois ,   33 6 18 27 42 74 april to october. 3 € / adult. – built from 1874 to 1877. Military fort «Séré de Rivières Well preserved and lively. Served as an entrenched camp of Belfort with the fort of Salbert. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.5770166.7579042 Château d'Héricourt  – stood on a limestone bench in the upper part of the city on the north side, flanked by strong towers linked together by a solid rampart 12 m high - 4 m wide surrounded by an 8 m ditch filled with spring water - a well 26 m deep and 2.50 m in diameter supplied the inhabitants of the castle. Dismantled in the 18th century, only the big 12th tower remains^e century - a stone staircase gives access to 3 spacious rooms - a fireplace occupies each of them, the site is often animated by various historical and folklore events. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.5760026.7586013 Lutheran temple of Saint Christopher  – Comtois bell tower. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.5765046.7583384 Saint-Christophe Catholic Church  – neo-Gothic style. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.5498036.7792235 Bussurel temple  – in pink sandstone from the Vosges. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.5750476.75556 Savourot fountain-wash house  –  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.576466.7589297 Minal Museum ,   33 3 84 46 89 56 – Occasionally hosts photo exhibitions, paintings, sculptures, crafts, student work, as well as themed exhibitions (liberation of Héricourt, Printemps Musical, Adolphe Kégresse inventor of the caterpillar and his famous Yellow Cruise ...). (last update Feb. 2018)

Do

To buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

Communicate

Around

• Saulnot
• Granges-le-Bourg