Vesoul (in Inhabitant of Franche-Comté: Vezou ) is a common French, located in the department of the Haute-Saône and the area Franche-Comté.
Its inhabitants is called Vésuliens.
Geography
The Haute-Saône, rural department, have the effect of having an urban population divided into 5 cities Gray, Héricourt, Lure, Luxeuil-the-Baths. Vesoul, the prefecture, in term of population, thus does not constitute a very important urban pole. The city is crossed by the Durgeon. Population in the month of January 2007: 18.753 (information INSEE, March 2007)
History
formation of the city: Vesoul was formed starting from the hill of the Mound. Archéologue S discovered at the top of this hill of the objects dating from the Antiquité, mainly of the Monnaie S and the Médaille S with the effigy of the first Roman Emperors. It was also shown that the Romans remained lengthily in the area. Recently, of the objects of the Neolithic and the Gallo-Roman time was found with the site of current Vesoul.At the 9th century: In 899, a document referring to the city indicates it for the first time by the term of " Castrum Vesulium" who means " fortifié" place;.
At the 11th century: The central point of the city is the Château strengthened at the top of the hill of the Mound. The first houses of the city are placed inside the strengthened enclosure. For lack of place, the new arrivals are fixed apart from the enclosure, on the sides of the Colline of the Mound where the Vigne becomes the principal culture.
At the 19th century: Vesoul was, from January 27th to June 8th 1814, capital of a state-plug created with the fall of the Empire: transitory a " principality of Franche-Comté, the Vosges and Porrentruy". (See Vesoul , capital of State (January 27th - June 6th 1814), by Mr. P. -. PIDOUX has.)
Administration
Demography
Economy
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Automobile Industry : center spare parts PSA Peugeot Citroen and subcontractors;
- Agricultural Mechanization.
Vesoul is the seat of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Haute-Saône.
Famous characters
- Yves Barber, figure of the Resistance
- Edwige Feuillère, Actress of Theater
- Edouard Belin, inventive of the Phototelegraphic apparatus (transmission of images per wire, the ancestor of the Fax)
- Alexis Petit, physicist
- Jean-Leon Gérôme, painter and Sculptor
- Joseph Beauchamp, Astronomer attached to the forwarding of Egypt of Bonaparte
- Andre Blanchard, writer
- Jean-Michel Rivat, lyric writer
- Stephan Peterhansel , pilot of Rally-raid car and motor bike, former winner of the Paris-Dakar
- Raymond Aubrac, Resistant
- Claire Motte, Principal dancer of the Opera of Paris.
Culture and leisures
Tourist monuments and places
- Old Vesoul and Museum Garret
- Site of the Mound
- Site of the Shoe
- Lake Vesoul-Vaivre
- Bicycle-rail of Vesoul-Vaivre
- Church Saint Georges (18th centuries) (Currently in restoration, opened with the public)
- Convent of the Ursulines (XVIIe)
Library
The first public library of Vesoul opens in 1771 when the abbot Bardenet, superior of the hospital of the Holy Spirit of Besancon, offers his collection of 1772 pounds to the city. The collections grow rich considerably with the Révolution, thanks to the confiscations operated in the monasteries of the city (capuchins) and the area (monasteries of Luxeuil and Faverney). Close to 20 000 volumes enter thus to the library, of which manuscripts of the 11th century. The works are then preserved on the floor of the town hall.It is only into 1981 that the municipality decides to build a new building in order to support the public reading. The library was recently computerized. The funds old includes/understands approximately 200 manuscripts and 150 incunables.
Events
Twinning
Clubs of sport
- Club of Handball: CS Vesoul Haute-Saône
- Club of Football: Vesoul Haute-Saône Football
- Club of Rugby: Rugby Club Vesoul
Photograph gallery
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