Vesoul
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Location within Franche-Comté region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul |
| Canton | Vesoul-Est and Vesoul-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Vesoul |
| Mayor | Alain Joyandet (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 213–375 m (699–1,230 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 19,404 (2010) |
| - Density | 2,139 /km2 (5,540 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 70550/ 70000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°37′23″N 6°09′21″E / 47.6231°N 06.1558°E
Vesoul is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.
The town is the capital of the department, its inhabitants are known in French as Vésuliens.
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Vesoul was the birthplace of Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904), painter and sculptor who produced many works in a historical, Orientalist style.
[edit] Twin towns
Gerlingen, Germany, since 1964
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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.[1]
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[edit] External links
Media related to Vesoul at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (French)
- Proxoo.com – Site about the city center (French)
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