Everything about Vesoul totally explained
|région=
Franche-Comté
|département=
Haute-Saône (
préfecture)
|arrondissement=Vesoul
|canton=Chief town of 2 cantons:
Vesoul-Est,
Vesoul-Ouest
|insee=70550
|cp=70000
|maire=Alain Joyandet
|mandat=
2001-
2008
|intercomm=
Communauté de Communes de l'agglomération de Vesoul
|alt moy=220 m
|alt mini=213 m
|alt maxi=375 m
|hectares=907
|km²=9.07
|sans=17,168
|date-sans=1999
|dens=1,893
|date-dens=1999
}}
Vesoul is a
French town and
commune located in the
Haute-Saône département. The town is the
préfecture of the
département.
Demographics
As of the
census of 1999, the population was .
The estimation for 2005 was .
Inhabitants of Vesoul are known in French as
Vésuliens.
Miscellaneous
Vesoul was the birthplace of
Jean-Léon Gérôme (
1824-
1904),
painter and
sculptor who produced many works in a historical,
Orientalist style.
Vesoul is twinned with
Gerlingen,
Germany, since
1964.
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 factiously in the satirical rap
Fous ta cagoule by
Michael Youn.
Further Information
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