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{{Infobox French commune
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Vesoul
|name = Vesoul
|commune status = [[Prefectures of France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]]
|commune status = [[Prefectures of France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]]
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|image coat of arms = Blason Vesoul.svg
|canton = [[Canton of Vesoul-1|Vesoul-1]] and [[Canton of Vesoul-2|2]]
|canton = [[Canton of Vesoul-1|Vesoul-1]] and [[Canton of Vesoul-2|2]]
|INSEE = 70550
|INSEE = 70550
|postal code = 70000
|postal code = 70000
|mayor = [[Alain Chrétien]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = [[Alain Chrétien]]
|term = 2012-2014
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul|CA Vesoul]]
|intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul|CA Vesoul]]
|elevation m = 220
|elevation m = 220
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'''Vesoul''' ({{IPA-fr|vəzul|-|Fr-Paris--Vesoul.ogg}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Haute-Saône]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]] located in eastern France.
'''Vesoul''' ({{IPA|fr|vəzul|-|Fr-Paris--Vesoul.ogg}} {{respell|və|ZOOL}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the overhelningly rural [[Haute-Saône]] department, of which it is the [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]], or capital, in the [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]] located in eastern France.


It is the most populated municipality of the department with {{formatnum:15212}} inhabitants in 2014. The same year, the [[Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul]] which covers 20 municipalities together had {{formatnum:34310}} inhabitants while the Urban area of Vesoul which includes 78 municipalities, had {{formatnum:59244}} inhabitants. Its inhabitants are known in French as ''Vésuliens''.
It is the most populated municipality of the department, with {{formatnum:15212}} inhabitants in 2014. The same year, the [[Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul]], which covers 20 municipalities, together had {{formatnum:34310}} inhabitants, while its [[urban area]], comprising 78 municipalities, had {{formatnum:59244}} inhabitants. Its inhabitants are known in French as ''Vésuliens''.


Built on top of the hill of La Motte in the first millennium under the name of ''Castrum Vesulium'', the city gradually evolved into a European commercial and economic center. At the end of the Middle Ages, the city experienced a challenging period beset with plagues, epidemics, and localized conflict.
Built on top of the hill of La Motte in the first millennium under the name of ''Castrum Vesulium'',{{cn|date=September 2024}} the city gradually evolved into a European commercial and economic center. At the end of the [[Middle Ages]], the city experienced a challenging period beset with plagues, epidemics, and localized conflict.


Main urban center of the department, Vesoul is also home to a major [[Groupe PSA|PSA]] parts manufacturing plant and to the [[Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema]]. It was immortalized by [[Jacques Brel]] in his 1968 song "Vesoul".
The main urban center of the department, Vesoul is also home to a major [[Groupe PSA|PSA]] parts manufacturing plant and to the [[Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema]]. It was immortalized by [[Jacques Brel]] in his [[Vesoul (song)|1968 song "Vesoul"]].

The town is the capital of the department of Haute-Saône.


==History==
==History==
Vesoul is first mentioned in a document dated 899. That document speaks about an elevation with a [[motte-and-bailey|fortified watchtower]]. The document speaks about "Castrum Vesulium". Castrum is a [[fortification]], and "Vesulium" has the [[syllable]] ''ves'' which meant hill or mountain in a language that was spoken before the [[Celt]]s. Today, there is a [[castle]] that forms the centre of the city. The first houses were built inside the walls of the castle. Newcomers who found no place settled outside the city walls, on the flanks of the hill. Growing [[wine]] was popular.
Vesoul is first mentioned in a document dated 899. That document describes an elevation with a [[motte-and-bailey|fortified watchtower]] and speaks of "Castrum Vesulium". Castrum is a [[fortification]], and "Vesulium" has the [[syllable]] ''ves'' which meant hill or mountain in a language that was spoken before the [[Celt]]s. Today, there is a castle that forms the centre of the city. The first houses were built inside the walls of the castle. Newcomers who found no place settled outside the city walls, on the flanks of the hill. Growing [[wine]] was popular.

The town was severely affected by the plague in 1586. It became part of France in 1678.<ref>''[[Columbia Encyclopedia]]'' 6th Edition (2000), Columbia University Press, p.2983.</ref>

In 1814, after the fall of the empire, a [[buffer state]] was created, with Vesoul as capital. The [[principality]] was that of [[Free County]], of the [[Vosges]] and of [[Porrentruy]].
In 1814, after the fall of the empire, a [[buffer state]] was created, with Vesoul as capital. The [[principality]] was that of [[Free County]], of the [[Vosges]] and of [[Porrentruy]].


Today, one of the main [[factory|factories]] of [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]] is near Vesoul.
Today, one of the main factories of [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]] is near Vesoul.


==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:Vesoul vue depuis la Motte.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
[[File:Map commune FR insee code 70550.png|thumb|/Map of Vesoul's urban area.]]
Vesoul is located in the eastern part of France, about 100 kilometers away from the [[Germany]] and the [[Switzerland]] border and between the [[Jura Mountains|Jura]] and the [[Vosges]]'s mountain ranges. Vesoul is also situated in the center of the [[Haute-Saône]], which is in the nord of [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]]. Inside of this region, Vesoul is included in the ''Pays de Vesoul et du Val de Saône'', a geographical region composing of the Vesoul's area and the northern part of the river [[Saône]].
Vesoul is located in the center of the [[Haute-Saône]] and is equidistant from the other cities of the department. It is located at the intersection of highways Road 19 and Road 57, the SNCF Paris-Basel. It is to {{convert|48|km}} of [[Besançon]], {{convert|82|km}} of [[Epinal]], {{convert|30|km}} of [[Luxeuil-les-Bains]], {{convert|32|km}} of [[Lure, Haute-Saône|Lure]], {{convert|64|km}} of [[Belfort]], {{convert|59|km}} of [[Gray (Haute-Saône)|Gray]] and {{convert|105|km}} of [[Dijon]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025014/http://www.ot-vesoul.fr/index.php?IdPage=1180020243].

By the road, Vesoul is {{convert|32|km}} from [[Luxeuil-les-Bains]], {{convert|30|km}} from [[Lure, Haute-Saône|Lure]] and {{convert|59|km}} from [[Gray (Haute-Saône)|Gray]], which are the main towns close to Vesoul. Relative to the bigger cities in the French East region, Vesoul is located {{convert|50|km}} from [[Besançon]], {{convert|64|km}} from [[Belfort]], {{convert|105|km}} from [[Dijon]], and {{convert|156|km}} from [[Nancy, France|Nancy]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ot-vesoul.fr/index.php?IdPage=1180020243 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025014/http://www.ot-vesoul.fr/index.php?IdPage=1180020243 | archive-date=22 February 2014 | title=Inspire toi }}</ref> Equidistant from [[Dijon]] and [[Mulhouse]], Vesoul is {{convert|370|km}} away from the city of [[Paris]]. The town of Vesoul is at the intersection of national roads [[Route nationale 19|N19]] and [[Route nationale 57|N57]]. [[Vesoul station]] is on the SNCF [[Paris-Est–Mulhouse-Ville railway|Paris–Mulhouse railway line]], and has connections with Paris, Belfort, Mulhouse and Chaumont.

The Vesoul area is also included in the ''Pôle métropolitain Centre Franche-Comté'' which is a government structure unifying the biggest areas of central [[Franche-Comté]]. Nine communes border the town of Vesoul.


Vesoul is crossed by four watercourses : two rivers ([[Durgeon]] and Colombine) and two streams (Vaugine and Méline). All four are tributaries and sub-tributaries of the [[Saône]], the fourth longest river in France at 473 kilometers long and a tributary of the [[Rhone]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Fiche de la Saône|url=http://services.sandre.eaufrance.fr/Courdo/Fiche/client/fiche_courdo.php?CdSandre=U---0000|website=le site du SANDRE|access-date=5 May 2014}}.</ref> which flows at about ten kilometers from the western side of Vesoul.<ref name="VESOUL - Universalis">{{cite web|title=Vesoul - Universalis|url=https://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie/vesoul/|website=le site de l'encyclopédie Universalis|access-date=3 June 2020}}.</ref>
The largest city near Vesoul is [[Besançon]]. As the crow flies, Vesoul is {{convert|315|km}} of the capital [[Paris]], {{convert|485|km}} of [[Marseille]], {{convert|230|km}} of [[Lyon]], {{convert|578|km}} of [[Toulouse]], {{convert|445 |km}} of [[Nice]], {{convert|585|km}} of [[Nantes]], {{convert|160|km}} of [[Strasbourg]], {{convert|480|km}} of [[Montpellier]], {{convert|605|km}} of [[Bordeaux]], and {{convert|404|km}} of [[Lille]], [http://www.annuaire-mairie.fr/distance-vesoul.html] 3.


== Administration and politics ==
== Governance and politics ==
=== Mayors ===
=== Mayors ===
{{Main article|List of mayors of Vesoul}}
{{Main|List of mayors of Vesoul}}


=== Twin towns ===
=== Twin towns ===
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|source= [[École des hautes études en sciences sociales|Ehess]]<ref>{{Cassini-Ehess|39644|Vesoul}}</ref> and INSEE<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-70550#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|source= [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques|INSEE]],<ref>[http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=70550&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Vesoul on Insee's website]</ref> [[École des hautes études en sciences sociales|Ehess]]<ref>Ehess, [http://cassini.ehess.fr/cassini/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=39644 communale notice of Vesoul]</ref>
|1793|5303
|1793|5303
|1800|5417
|1800|5417
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|1990|17614
|1990|17614
|1999|17168
|1999|17168
|2006|16370
|2007|16329
|2007|16329
|2012|15637
|2017|14916
}}
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=== Media ===
=== Media ===
''Vesoul'' is also the name of a song by [[Jacques Brel]] from 1968, a fast-paced [[waltz]] during the recording of which Brel famously yelled «Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!» ("heat up, Marcel, heat up!") at his [[accordion]]ist, [[Marcel Azzola]].
''Vesoul'' is also the name of a song by [[Jacques Brel]] from 1968, a fast-paced [[waltz]] during the recording of which Brel famously yelled "Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!" ("heat up, Marcel, heat up!") at his [[accordion]]ist, [[Marcel Azzola]].


The town is also mentioned facetiously in the satirical rap ''Fous ta cagoule'' by [[Michael Youn]].<ref>[http://latte.blogs.com/welcome/2007/05/fous_ta_cagoule.html "Fous ta Cagoule" by Fatal Bazooka--English Translation]</ref>
The town is also mentioned facetiously in the satirical rap ''Fous ta cagoule'' by [[Michael Youn]].<ref>[http://latte.blogs.com/welcome/2007/05/fous_ta_cagoule.html "Fous ta Cagoule" by Fatal Bazooka--English Translation]</ref>


=== Sport ===
=== Sport ===
* [[Vesoul Haute-Saône]], football club
* [[FC Vesoul]], football club
* [[Stade René Hologne (Vesoul)|Stade René Hologne]]
* [[Stade René Hologne (Vesoul)|Stade René Hologne]]
*[[Cercle de Judo de Vesoul]], Judo club with a competitors section
*[[Cercle de Judo de Vesoul]], Judo club with a competitors section
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== Culture and heritage ==
== Culture and heritage ==
[[File:Vesoul - 25.jpg|thumb|Monuments to the dead of the war 14-18]]
[[File:Vesoul - 25.jpg|thumb|Monuments to the dead of the war 14-18]]
[[File:Vesoul - hôtel Pétremand - vue générale.JPG|thumb|Hostel Pétremand]]
[[File:Hôtel Baressols - Vesoul.jpg|thumb|Hotel Baressols]]
[[File:Vesoul - 27.jpg|thumb|The Jean-Léon Gérôme Collège]]
[[File:Vesoul - 27.jpg|thumb|The Jean-Léon Gérôme Collège]]
[[File:Vesoul Hôpital Paul-Morel 2.jpg|thumb|Hôpital Paul-Morel]]
[[File:Vesoul Hôpital Paul-Morel 6.JPG|thumb|Hôpital Paul-Morel]]


===Monuments and tourist attractions===
===Monuments and tourist attractions===
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=== Library ===
=== Library ===
The first public [[library]] of Vesoul opened in 1771. The ''abbé'' (abbot) Bardenet, superior of the Saint-Esprit [[hospital]] in [[Besançon]], gave his book collection to the town. There were 1772 books. The collections became a lot larger with the [[French revolution|Revolution]]. At that time, the revolutionaries (people who led the French Revolution) took the books from the [[Monastery|monasteries]] of the town (''capucins'') and even of the [[Regions of France|region]] (''Luxeuil'' and ''Faverney'' monasteries). Around 20,000 books were added to the library this way, including some 11th century [[manuscript]]s. The [[Mayor]]'s office was responsible for keeping the books.
The first public [[library]] of Vesoul opened in 1771. The ''abbé'' (abbot) Bardenet, superior of the Saint-Esprit [[hospital]] in [[Besançon]], gave his book collection to the town. There were 1772 books. The collections became a lot larger with the [[French Revolution|Revolution]]. At that time, the revolutionaries (people who led the French Revolution) took the books from the [[Monastery|monasteries]] of the town (''capucins'') and even of the [[Regions of France|region]] (''Luxeuil'' and ''Faverney'' monasteries). Around 20,000 books were added to the library this way, including some 11th century [[manuscript]]s. The [[Mayor]]'s office was responsible for keeping the books.


In 1981, the [[municipality]] decided to build a new [[building]] to encourage the public to read. The library was recently equipped with computers. There are around 200 manuscripts and 150 [[incunable]]s.
In 1981, the [[municipality]] decided to build a new [[building]] to encourage the public to read. The library was recently equipped with computers. There are around 200 manuscripts and 150 [[incunable]]s.
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* Labeled "QualiTri Collection" in 2012
* Labeled "QualiTri Collection" in 2012
* Vesoul is the second city in France to obtain ISO 14001 certification
* Vesoul is the second city in France to obtain ISO 14001 certification

==Climate==

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|location = Vesoul Ville (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present)
|Jan record high C = 18.9
|Feb record high C = 23.0
|Mar record high C = 26.5
|Apr record high C = 29.5
|May record high C = 33.5
|Jun record high C = 38.5
|Jul record high C = 40.5
|Aug record high C = 40.5
|Sep record high C = 33.8
|Oct record high C = 29.5
|Nov record high C = 24.0
|Dec record high C = 20.0
|Jan record low C = -22.2
|Feb record low C = -18.5
|Mar record low C = -15.5
|Apr record low C = -7.0
|May record low C = -2.9
|Jun record low C = 0.5
|Jul record low C = 2.8
|Aug record low C = 2.5
|Sep record low C = -1.2
|Oct record low C = -6.0
|Nov record low C = -10.5
|Dec record low C = -18.5
|Jan high C = 6.3
|Feb high C = 8.3
|Mar high C = 13.1
|Apr high C = 17.3
|May high C = 21.2
|Jun high C = 25.0
|Jul high C = 27.2
|Aug high C = 26.9
|Sep high C = 22.2
|Oct high C = 16.9
|Nov high C = 10.6
|Dec high C = 6.8
| year high C = 16.8
|Jan mean C = 2.9
|Feb mean C = 3.9
|Mar mean C = 7.5
|Apr mean C = 10.8
|May mean C = 14.9
|Jun mean C = 18.6
|Jul mean C = 20.6
|Aug mean C = 20.3
|Sep mean C = 16.1
|Oct mean C = 12.0
|Nov mean C = 6.8
|Dec mean C = 3.6
| year mean C = 11.5
|Jan low C = -0.4
|Feb low C = -0.5
|Mar low C = 1.8
|Apr low C = 4.4
|May low C = 8.5
|Jun low C = 12.1
|Jul low C = 14.0
|Aug low C = 13.7
|Sep low C = 9.9
|Oct low C = 7.0
|Nov low C = 3.0
|Dec low C = 0.3
| year low C = 6.2
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|Jan precipitation mm = 80.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 71.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 69.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 68.5
|May precipitation mm = 98.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 85.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 83.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 80.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 80.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 94.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 96.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 97.5
|year precipitation mm = 1007.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 13.0
| Feb precipitation days = 11.6
| Mar precipitation days = 10.9
| Apr precipitation days = 10.3
| May precipitation days = 12.4
| Jun precipitation days = 10.2
| Jul precipitation days = 10.5
| Aug precipitation days = 9.8
| Sep precipitation days = 9.7
| Oct precipitation days = 12.3
| Nov precipitation days = 12.7
| Dec precipitation days = 14.0
| year precipitation days =137.5
|source 1 = Meteociel<ref>{{cite web
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|title=Normales et records pour Vesoul Ville (70)
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==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 16:29, 21 November 2024

Vesoul
Prefecture and commune
Coat of arms of Vesoul
Coat of arms
Location of Vesoul
Map
Vesoul is located in France
Vesoul
Vesoul
Vesoul is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vesoul
Vesoul
Coordinates: 47°37′23″N 6°09′21″E / 47.6231°N 06.1558°E / 47.6231; 06.1558
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentHaute-Saône
ArrondissementVesoul
CantonVesoul-1 and 2
IntercommunalityCA Vesoul
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Chrétien[1]
Area
1
9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
15,130
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
DemonymVésulien(ne)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
70550 /70000
Elevation213–375 m (699–1,230 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vesoul (French pronunciation: [vəzul] ⓘ və-ZOOL) is a commune in the overhelningly rural Haute-Saône department, of which it is the prefecture, or capital, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté located in eastern France.

It is the most populated municipality of the department, with 15,212 inhabitants in 2014. The same year, the Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul, which covers 20 municipalities, together had 34,310 inhabitants, while its urban area, comprising 78 municipalities, had 59,244 inhabitants. Its inhabitants are known in French as Vésuliens.

Built on top of the hill of La Motte in the first millennium under the name of Castrum Vesulium,[citation needed] the city gradually evolved into a European commercial and economic center. At the end of the Middle Ages, the city experienced a challenging period beset with plagues, epidemics, and localized conflict.

The main urban center of the department, Vesoul is also home to a major PSA parts manufacturing plant and to the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. It was immortalized by Jacques Brel in his 1968 song "Vesoul".

History

[edit]

Vesoul is first mentioned in a document dated 899. That document describes an elevation with a fortified watchtower and speaks of "Castrum Vesulium". Castrum is a fortification, and "Vesulium" has the syllable ves which meant hill or mountain in a language that was spoken before the Celts. Today, there is a castle that forms the centre of the city. The first houses were built inside the walls of the castle. Newcomers who found no place settled outside the city walls, on the flanks of the hill. Growing wine was popular.

The town was severely affected by the plague in 1586. It became part of France in 1678.[3]

In 1814, after the fall of the empire, a buffer state was created, with Vesoul as capital. The principality was that of Free County, of the Vosges and of Porrentruy.

Today, one of the main factories of PSA Peugeot Citroën is near Vesoul.

Geography

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/Map of Vesoul's urban area.

Vesoul is located in the eastern part of France, about 100 kilometers away from the Germany and the Switzerland border and between the Jura and the Vosges's mountain ranges. Vesoul is also situated in the center of the Haute-Saône, which is in the nord of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Inside of this region, Vesoul is included in the Pays de Vesoul et du Val de Saône, a geographical region composing of the Vesoul's area and the northern part of the river Saône.

By the road, Vesoul is 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Luxeuil-les-Bains, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Lure and 59 kilometres (37 mi) from Gray, which are the main towns close to Vesoul. Relative to the bigger cities in the French East region, Vesoul is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Besançon, 64 kilometres (40 mi) from Belfort, 105 kilometres (65 mi) from Dijon, and 156 kilometres (97 mi) from Nancy.[4] Equidistant from Dijon and Mulhouse, Vesoul is 370 kilometres (230 mi) away from the city of Paris. The town of Vesoul is at the intersection of national roads N19 and N57. Vesoul station is on the SNCF Paris–Mulhouse railway line, and has connections with Paris, Belfort, Mulhouse and Chaumont.

The Vesoul area is also included in the Pôle métropolitain Centre Franche-Comté which is a government structure unifying the biggest areas of central Franche-Comté. Nine communes border the town of Vesoul.

Vesoul is crossed by four watercourses : two rivers (Durgeon and Colombine) and two streams (Vaugine and Méline). All four are tributaries and sub-tributaries of the Saône, the fourth longest river in France at 473 kilometers long and a tributary of the Rhone,[5] which flows at about ten kilometers from the western side of Vesoul.[6]

Governance and politics

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Mayors

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Main article: List of mayors of Vesoul

Twin towns

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Administrative division

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Population and society

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Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
17935,303—    
18005,417+0.30%
18065,708+0.88%
18215,391−0.38%
18315,408+0.03%
18365,887+1.71%
18416,788+2.89%
18465,941−2.63%
18516,621+2.19%
18567,281+1.92%
18617,579+0.81%
18667,614+0.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
18727,716+0.22%
18769,206+4.51%
18819,553+0.74%
18869,733+0.37%
18919,770+0.08%
189610,083+0.63%
19019,704−0.76%
190610,163+0.93%
191110,539+0.73%
192110,471−0.06%
192610,859+0.73%
193111,562+1.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
193611,926+0.62%
194611,825−0.09%
195412,038+0.22%
196213,678+1.61%
196816,352+3.02%
197518,173+1.52%
198218,412+0.19%
199017,614−0.55%
199917,168−0.28%
200716,329−0.62%
201215,637−0.86%
201714,916−0.94%
Source: Ehess[7] and INSEE[8]

Media

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Vesoul is also the name of a song by Jacques Brel from 1968, a fast-paced waltz during the recording of which Brel famously yelled "Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!" ("heat up, Marcel, heat up!") at his accordionist, Marcel Azzola.

The town is also mentioned facetiously in the satirical rap Fous ta cagoule by Michael Youn.[9]

Sport

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Education

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Vesoul has schools of higher education. The city has 1,200 students divided between an IUT, an IUFM, an Institute of Nursing Training, a School of Management and Commerce and BTS.
A Council of Student Life (CVE), led by the Officer in charge of Higher Education, was established in 2011. It offers activities to stimulate student life. In all, Vesoul has 10,000 students.

All schools and studies in Vesoul

Kindergarten

  • Kindergarten Small
  • Kindergarten Saint Exupery
  • Kindergarten Montmarin II
  • Kindergarten Bank
  • Kindergarten Jean Morel
  • Kindergarten the Grand Sleet
  • Kindergarten Stadium
  • Kindergarten Lafayette

Primary School

  • Elementary School South ERfKE
  • Elementary School Pablo Picasso-
  • Boulevard Elementary School
  • Elementary school-Henri Matisse
  • Elementary School Stadium
  • Elementary School of Luxembourg
  • Elementary School of Marteroy

Public College

  • College Jean-Leon Gerome
  • College Jean-Macé
  • College-Jacques Brel
  • College René-Cassin

Private College

  • College Marteroy

General and Technical High School

  • The School Haberges
  • Lycée Edouard Belin
  • LEGTA Munier-Etienne

Vocational College

  • High School Pontarcher
  • High School Luxembourg

Apprentice Training Centre

  • C.F.A. of Haute Saône

Studies senior

  • IUT (University Institute of Technology)
  • IUFM (University Institute of Teacher Training)
  • IFSM (Institute of Nursing Education)
  • CGE (School of Management and Commerce)

Culture and heritage

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Monuments to the dead of the war 14-18
Hotel Baressols
The Jean-Léon Gérôme Collège
Hôpital Paul-Morel

Monuments and tourist attractions

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The Durgeon
Lake of Vesoul

Festival

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Library

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The first public library of Vesoul opened in 1771. The abbé (abbot) Bardenet, superior of the Saint-Esprit hospital in Besançon, gave his book collection to the town. There were 1772 books. The collections became a lot larger with the Revolution. At that time, the revolutionaries (people who led the French Revolution) took the books from the monasteries of the town (capucins) and even of the region (Luxeuil and Faverney monasteries). Around 20,000 books were added to the library this way, including some 11th century manuscripts. The Mayor's office was responsible for keeping the books.

In 1981, the municipality decided to build a new building to encourage the public to read. The library was recently equipped with computers. There are around 200 manuscripts and 150 incunables.

Areas

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Jean Jaurès-Petit-Banque area
Anglais Garden Park

Neighborhoods

  • Rêpes-Pontarcher
  • Grand Montmarin
  • Vesoul Ouest
  • Vesoul Centre Nord-Saint-Ferjeux
  • Grand Grésil
  • Stade
  • Vesoul Centre Sud
  • Jean Jaurès-Petit-Banque

Sectors :

  • Vieux-Vesoul
  • Les Bains
  • Pontarcher
  • Taillevanne
  • Haberges
  • Saint-Martin
  • Grand Miselot
  • Saint-Maur
  • Luxembourg

Commercial areas :

  • Espace de la Motte
  • Pôle Santé de Vesoul
  • Oasis
  • Kennedy
  • Halles de Vesoul
  • Paul-Morel

Industrial areas :

  • Vesoul Technologia
  • PSA
  • Poincaré
  • Les Saussis

Spaces :

  • La Motte
  • Jardin anglais
  • Plateau de Cita
  • Les Rives du Lac
  • Sabot de Frotey

Notable people

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Awards

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  • Vesoul inaugurated the first Cyber Base France in 1999
  • Voted "most athletic city of France" in 2001
  • Labeled "Child Friendly City" by UNICEF in 2006. This label was renewed in 2009.
  • Labeled "friendly and inclusive City" in 2010
  • Labeled "Cities and villages in bloom" and has 3 flowers
  • Labeled "QualiTri Collection" in 2012
  • Vesoul is the second city in France to obtain ISO 14001 certification

Climate

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Climate data for Vesoul Ville (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0) 		23.0
(73.4) 		26.5
(79.7) 		29.5
(85.1) 		33.5
(92.3) 		38.5
(101.3) 		40.5
(104.9) 		40.5
(104.9) 		33.8
(92.8) 		29.5
(85.1) 		24.0
(75.2) 		20.0
(68.0) 		40.5
(104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3) 		8.3
(46.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.9
(80.4) 		22.2
(72.0) 		16.9
(62.4) 		10.6
(51.1) 		6.8
(44.2) 		16.8
(62.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2) 		3.9
(39.0) 		7.5
(45.5) 		10.8
(51.4) 		14.9
(58.8) 		18.6
(65.5) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.3
(68.5) 		16.1
(61.0) 		12.0
(53.6) 		6.8
(44.2) 		3.6
(38.5) 		11.5
(52.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		1.8
(35.2) 		4.4
(39.9) 		8.5
(47.3) 		12.1
(53.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		13.7
(56.7) 		9.9
(49.8) 		7.0
(44.6) 		3.0
(37.4) 		0.3
(32.5) 		6.2
(43.2)
Record low °C (°F) −22.2
(−8.0) 		−18.5
(−1.3) 		−15.5
(4.1) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		0.5
(32.9) 		2.8
(37.0) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−18.5
(−1.3) 		−22.2
(−8.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80.9
(3.19) 		71.9
(2.83) 		69.7
(2.74) 		68.5
(2.70) 		98.1
(3.86) 		85.0
(3.35) 		83.9
(3.30) 		80.1
(3.15) 		80.6
(3.17) 		94.7
(3.73) 		96.8
(3.81) 		97.5
(3.84) 		1,007.7
(39.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.0 11.6 10.9 10.3 12.4 10.2 10.5 9.8 9.7 12.3 12.7 14.0 137.5
Source: Meteociel[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Columbia Encyclopedia 6th Edition (2000), Columbia University Press, p.2983.
  4. ^ "Inspire toi". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Fiche de la Saône". le site du SANDRE. Retrieved 5 May 2014..
  6. ^ "Vesoul - Universalis". le site de l'encyclopédie Universalis. Retrieved 3 June 2020..
  7. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vesoul, EHESS (in French).
  8. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  9. ^ "Fous ta Cagoule" by Fatal Bazooka--English Translation
  10. ^ "Normales et records pour Vesoul Ville (70)". Meteociel. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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