Beaumotte-Aubertans is a commune

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 in the Haute-Saône

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 department in the region

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 of Franche-Comté

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 in eastern France

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The administrative district was created in 1973 by merging the villages of Beaumotte-lès-Montbozon and Aubertans. Originally named Beaumotte-lès-Montbozon-et-Aubertans, the commune was renamed Beaumotte-Aubertans in 1977. The village of Aubertans is about 4.5 km to the north of the village now called Beaumotte-Aubertans.

The inhabitants of Beaumotte-Aubertans are called the Beaumottois, and the inhabitants of Aubertans are called the Aubertanois.