Fougerolles () is a former commune in the Haute-Saône

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in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune

Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administr ...

.Arrêté préfectoral
25 September 2018 It is known for its kirsch and

griottines Griottines are cherries macerated in eau de vie or kirsch, common to Fougerolles ( Haute-Saône) in Franche-Comté, eastern France. They can be eaten alone, or used in a number of local dishes both savoury and sweet. See also * List of cherry d ...

Geography

Fougerolles is a fairly large town of 5112 hectares, making it the largest municipality of Haute-Saône after

Champlitte Champlitte is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The inhabitants of Champlitte are known in French as the Chanitois. History During the Roman Era, Champlitte was close to two ...

. It borders the Lorraine region. The city is bisected by the river Combeauté, which descends from the neighbouring commune of

Le Val-d'Ajol Le Val-d'Ajol () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The Jesuit priest and singer Aimé Duval (1918–1984) was born in Le Val-d'Ajol. See also ...

References

Former communes of Haute-Saône Populated places disestablished in 2019 {{HauteSaône-geo-stub