Vesoul(French pronunciation:[vəzul]ⓘvə-ZOOL) is acommunein the predominantly ruralHaute-Saônedepartment, of which it is theprefecture,or capital, in theregionofBourgogne-Franche-Comtélocated in eastern France.
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| Coordinates:47°37′23″N6°09′21″E/ 47.6231°N 06.1558°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul |
| Canton | Vesoul-1and2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Vesoul |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alain Chrétien[1] |
Area 1 | 9.07 km2(3.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 15,306 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2(4,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vésulien(ne) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 70550/70000 |
| Elevation | 213–375 m (699–1,230 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is the most populated municipality of the department, with 15,212 inhabitants in 2014. The same year, theCommunauté d'agglomération de Vesoul,which covers 20 municipalities, together had 34,310 inhabitants, while itsurban area,comprising 78 municipalities, had 59,244 inhabitants. Its inhabitants are known in French asVésuliens.
Built on top of the hill of La Motte in the first millennium under the name ofCastrum Vesulium,[citation needed]the city gradually evolved into a European commercial and economic center. At the end of theMiddle 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 majorPSAparts manufacturing plant and to theVesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema.It was immortalized byJacques Brelin his1968 song "Vesoul".
History
editVesoul is first mentioned in a document dated 899. That document describes an elevation with afortified watchtowerand speaks of "Castrum Vesulium". Castrum is afortification,and "Vesulium" has thesyllableveswhich meant hill or mountain in a language that was spoken before theCelts.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. Growingwinewas 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, abuffer statewas created, with Vesoul as capital. Theprincipalitywas that ofFree County,of theVosgesand ofPorrentruy.
Today, one of the main factories ofPSA Peugeot Citroënis near Vesoul.
Geography
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Vesoul is located in the eastern part of France, about 100 kilometers away from theGermanyand theSwitzerlandborder and between theJuraand theVosges's mountain ranges. Vesoul is also situated in the center of theHaute-Saône,which is in the north ofBourgogne-Franche-Comté.In of this region, Vesoul is included in thePays de Vesoul et du Val de Saône,a geographic region composed of the Vesoul's area and the northern part of the riverSaône.
By road, Vesoul is 32 kilometres (20 mi) fromLuxeuil-les-Bains,30 kilometres (19 mi) fromLureand 59 kilometres (37 mi) fromGray,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) fromBesançon,64 kilometres (40 mi) fromBelfort,105 kilometres (65 mi) fromDijon,and 156 kilometres (97 mi) fromNancy.[4]Equidistant fromDijonandMulhouse,Vesoul is 370 kilometres (230 mi) away from the city ofParis.The town of Vesoul is at the intersection of national roadsN19andN57.Vesoul stationis on the SNCFParis–Mulhouse railway line,and has connections with Paris, Belfort, Mulhouse and Chaumont.
The Vesoul area is also included in thePôle métropolitain Centre Franche-Comtéwhich is a government structure unifying the biggest areas of centralFranche-Comté.Nine communes border the town of Vesoul.
Vesoul is crossed by four watercourses: two rivers (Durgeonand Colombine) and two streams (Vaugine and Méline). All four are tributaries and sub-tributaries of theSaône,the fourth longest river in France at 473 kilometers long and a tributary of theRhone,[5]which flows at about ten kilometers from the western side of Vesoul.[6]
Governance and politics
editMayors
editTwin towns
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Gerlingen,Germany, since 1964
Administrative division
editPopulation and society
edit- Jean-Michel Nicolier( 1 July 1966 – 20/21 November 1991), French volunteer in theCroatian War of Independencewho was killed in theVukovar massacre
- Sophie Bouillon(born 1984), independent journalist, winner of the 2009Albert Londres Prize.
Demography
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Media
editVesoulis also the name of a song byJacques Brelfrom 1968, a fast-pacedwaltzduring the recording of which Brel famously yelled "Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!" ( "heat up, Marcel, heat up!" ) at hisaccordionist,Marcel Azzola.
The town is also mentioned facetiously in the satirical rapFous ta cagoulebyMichael Youn.[9]
Sport
edit- FC Vesoul,football club
- Stade René Hologne
- Cercle de Judo de Vesoul,Judo club with a competitors section
Education
editVesoul 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
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Kindergarten
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Primary School
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Public College
Private College
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General and Technical High School
Vocational College
Apprentice Training Centre
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Studies senior
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Culture and heritage
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Monuments and tourist attractions
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- Vieux Vesoul(Old Vesoul) (buildings from the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries andGarretMuseum)
- Site ofVesoul's Motte
- Site of theSabot de Frotey
- Lake of Vesoul - Vaivre
- Vesoul-VaivreVélo-rail
- Convent of the Ursulines (17th century)
- St. George's Church, Vesoul
- Gare de Vesoul
- PSA Vesoul Plant
- Synagogue of Vesoul
- Musée Georges-Garret
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Motte
- Paul Morel Hospital
- Lac de Vesoul - Vaivre
Festival
editLibrary
editThe first publiclibraryof Vesoul opened in 1771. Theabbé(abbot) Bardenet, superior of the Saint-EsprithospitalinBesançon,gave his book collection to the town. There were 1772 books. The collections became a lot larger with theRevolution.At that time, the revolutionaries (people who led the French Revolution) took the books from themonasteriesof the town (capucins) and even of theregion(LuxeuilandFaverneymonasteries). Around 20,000 books were added to the library this way, including some 11th centurymanuscripts.TheMayor's office was responsible for keeping the books.
In 1981, themunicipalitydecided to build a newbuildingto encourage the public to read. The library was recently equipped with computers. There are around 200 manuscripts and 150incunables.
Areas
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Neighborhoods
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Sectors:
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Commercial areas:
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Industrial areas:
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Spaces:
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Notable people
edit- Jean-Léon Gérôme
- Raymond Aubrac
- Édouard Belin
- Edwige Feuillère
- Charles Grandmougin
- Arthur Constantin Krebs
- Laurent Mangel
- Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt
- Robert Schurrer
- Stéphane Peterhansel
- Albert Cartier
- Abel Khaled
- Jean-Baptiste Humbert
- Alain Joyandet
- Yves Krattinger
- Mickaël Ravaux
- Jean-Xavier Bureau de Pusy
- Georges Cogniot
- Théodule-Armand Ribot
- Albert Mathiez
- Jean Peyrière
- Julien Casoli
- Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry
- Affo Erassa
- Jean Compagnon
- Cédric Si Mohamed
- Katty Piejos
- Vincent Luis
- Frédéric Vichot
- Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret
- Jean-Michel Nicollier
- Pape Mamadou Diouf
- Roger Munier
- Jean-Joseph Gaume
Awards
edit- 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
edit| Climate data for Vesoul Ville (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (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 |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"Populations de référence 2022"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.19 December 2024.
- ^Columbia Encyclopedia6th Edition (2000), Columbia University Press, p.2983.
- ^"Inspire toi".Archived fromthe originalon 22 February 2014.
- ^"Fiche de la Saône".le site du SANDRE.Retrieved5 May2014..
- ^"Vesoul - Universalis".le site de l'encyclopédie Universalis.Retrieved3 June2020..
- ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Vesoul,EHESS(in French).
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^"Fous ta Cagoule" by Fatal Bazooka--English Translation
- ^"Normales et records pour Vesoul Ville (70)".Meteociel.Retrieved21 November2024.
External links
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- Official website(in French)
- Proxoo.com – Site about the city center(in French)