Canton of Héricourt-2

The Belfort Gap (French: Trouée de Belfort) or Burgundian Gate (German: Burgunder Pforte) is the area of relatively flat terrain in Eastern France between the Vosges Mountains to the north and the Jura Mountains to the south. It marks the watershed between the drainage basins of the River Rhine to the east and the River Rhône to the west, part of the European Watershed between the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is also the boundary between the historic regions of Burgundy to the west and Alsace to the east, and as such has marked the Franco-German border for long periods of its history.

Héricourt (French pronunciation: ​[eʁikuʁ]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Héricourt is the second most populated commune in the department after Vesoul. The town is part of the functional area of Montbéliard, but is also close to Belfort. Héricourt is linked to the little villages of Brévilliers, Chagey, Champey, Chenebier, Coisevaux, Couthenans, Echenans sous Mont-Vaudois, Etobon, Luze, Mandrevillars, Saulnot, Trémoins, Verlans, Villers-sur-Saulnot, Vyans-le-Val and they form the Communauté de communes du pays d'Héricourt. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Tavey was merged into Héricourt.

The canton of Héricourt-1 is an administrative division of the Haute-Saône department, northeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Héricourt.It consists of the following communes:

The Battle of Héricourt was fought on 13 November 1474 near Héricourt, Burgundy, as part of the Burgundian Wars. It resulted in victory for the Swiss Confederacy and its allies over the Burgundian State.

Tavey (French pronunciation: ​[tavɛ]) is a former commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Héricourt.

Vyans-le-Val (French pronunciation: ​[vjɑ̃ lə val]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is located on a tributary of the river Lizaine, five km south of Hericourt and two km west of Bussurel, close to the Haute-Saône / Doubs border. The village church is a Lutheran Protestant church, part of the United Protestant Church of France.

Laire (French pronunciation: ​[lɛʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Brevilliers (French pronunciation: ​[bʁəvilje]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Verlans (French pronunciation: ​[vɛʁlɑ̃]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

The canton of Bethoncourt is an administrative division of the Doubs department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Bethoncourt.It consists of the following communes:

Allondans (French pronunciation: ​[alɔ̃dɑ̃]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Issans (French pronunciation: ​[isɑ̃]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.