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| Vesoul | ||
| region | Burgundy Franche Comté | |
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| Residents | 14.973 (2018) | |
| height | 220 m | |
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Vesoul is a city in French Department Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is the seat of the prefecture of this department in the former region Franche-Comté (Free County).
background
The city in the basin of the Durgeon, a tributary of the Saône, was built in the 13th century at the foot of a castle on the site of a prehistoric settlement and later a Roman legionary camp (Castrum Vesulium). The castle was razed in 1595. Until the French Revolution, Vesoul was the capital of the Bailiwick of Armont, which came to France in 1678. After 1850 Vesoul developed into an important railway junction. Operates at Vesoul Peugeot Citroën a bigger factory. The name of the city is in a chanson of Jacques Brel perpetuated.
getting there
By plane
The nearest commercial airport with scheduled services is around 140 km away EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg. The airport a little closer Dijon is not served during scheduled operations.
By train
The 1 Vesoul train station is on the Paris-Mulhouse railway line and is served by a TER connection.
By bus
In the street
The from Paris coming autobahn autoroute 
goes to Langres in the Route Nationale N 19 over that leads to town. From direction Strasbourg and Basel will Vesoul over Belfort and Lure reached, from Strasbourg alternatively via the Vosges; Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Epinal and Luxeuil-les-Bains. The shortest (not the fastest) journey from Luxembourg, Metz and Nancy. In central Switzerland, it is best to use the A 16 Swiss motorway Delémont and Porrentruy to Belfort. From western Switzerland you can travel via Besançon be cheaper.
By boat
By bicycle
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The entire old town center is worth seeing with some buildings from the 15th and 16th, but mostly from the 18th century (including the Hôtel Lyautey de Colombe and Hôtel Raillard de Grandvelle on the Place du Grand Puits and the Palace of Justice).
- 1 Saint-Georges, 8, rue du Presbytere.
The neoclassical St. George's Church from the 18th century has a marble figure of Antonio Canova and a holy grave from the 16th century.
- 2 Colline de la Motte. The Colline de la Motte with a small chapel (with a Way of the Cross), from the statue of Mary on the terrace a beautiful view to the Langres plateau in the west and to the Jura in the south, sometimes to the Alps.
- 3 Musée des Beaux Arts et d’Archéologie Georges-Garret.In a former Ursuline monastery from the 17th century, including finds from the Gallo-Roman period.
- 4 town hall
- 1 Palais de justice de Vesoul
activities
shop
kitchen
- 1 Le Caveau du Grand Puits, Rue Mailly (in the old town). Tel.: 33 384766612, Email: [email protected]. Price: 16-55 EUR (2018).
- L'Étable du Château, 1 Rue Ruffier-d'Épenoux, Pusy-et-Épenoux (approx. 5 km north). Tel.: 33 384758835, Email: [email protected]. Price: 16-64 EUR (2018).
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Hotel du Lion, 4 Place de la République. Price: double room approx. 75 EUR.
- Bienvenue chez Zina, 10A Rue des Cassis. Price: double room approx. 80 EUR.
health
Practical advice
trips
- Pusy-et-Épenoux. About 4.5 km to the north with two castles, one of which is the municipal administration and the other a hotel. The 19th century church has remarkable furnishings from the 17th and 18th centuries; the choir from the 16th century is included.
- Rocher de la Baume. With a view of the city; nearby is the cave Grotto de Solborde.
- 5 Château d'Oricourt
literature
Web links
http://www.vesoul.fr - Vesoul official website
