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7 unusual facts about Héricourt


Château d'Étobon

The Château d'Étobon is a ruined castle in the commune of Étobon in the Haute-Saône département of France, 6 km from the town of Héricourt.

Héricourt

Héricourt-en-Caux, a commune of the Seine-Maritime département in France

Héricourt, Haute-Saône, a commune of the Haute-Saône département in France

Héricourt, Pas-de-Calais, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département in France

Joanna of Burgundy

When her brother Othenin, Count of Montbéliard died childless in 1339, she and her second husband Rudolf Hesso inherited the Lordships of Belfort and Héricourt.

Mellonius

The church at Thiédeville is dedicated to him and he is said to have been baptised in a holy well at Héricourt.

René Piller

René Piller (born April 23, 1965 in Héricourt, Haute-Saône) is a retired male race walker from France, who competed in three Summer Olympics during his career.


Franche-Comté

The principal cities are the capital Besançon, Belfort, and Montbéliard (Aire Urbaine Belfort-Montbéliard-Héricourt-Delle).


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