Vesoul ( FR. Vesoul ) is a city and commune in the east of France , the administrative center of the Haute Saone department (in the historical region of Franche-Comté ).
| Commune | |||
| Vesoul | |||
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| fr. Vesoul | |||
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| A country |  France | ||
| Region | Franche-Comté | ||
| The Department | Sona Upper | ||
| Internal division | 2 cantons | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Square | 9.07 km² | ||
| Center height | 213-378 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 15 761 people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Density | 1738 people / km² | ||
| Agglomeration | 59,244 people (2009) | ||
| Nationalities | French people | ||
| Official language | French | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +33 384 | ||
| Postcode | 70,000 | ||
| INSEE Code | 70550 | ||
| vesoul.fr (fr.) | |||
The city is located on the Durzhon River at the confluence of the Colombin River. In the old part of the city, buildings of the XV - XVII centuries are preserved.
In Vesoul, physicist Alexis Theres Ptis [1] , artist Jean-Leon Gerome [2] , journalist Edouard Albert Portalis , actress Edvig Foyer and military Jean-Michel Nicole were born.
Since 1995, the city annually hosts the International Asian Cinema Festival .
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Notes
- ↑ Petit Alexi Terez // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- ↑ Jerome, Jean Leon // Encyclopedia "The World Around ."
Literature
- A. Plyushar . Encyclopedic Lexicon , Volume 9. - Typography of A. Plyushar; S.-P., 1837 - p. 212 (Vesoul).