Vesoul

Vesoul
	Commune of Vesoul
	Location
Coordinates	47°37′23″N 6°09′21″E / 47.62306°N 6.15583°E
Administration
Country	France
Region	Franche-Comté
Department	Haute-Saône
Arrondissement	Vesoul
Canton	Vesoul-Est and Vesoul-Ouest
Intercommunality	Vesoul
Mayor	Alain Joyandet; (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	213–375 m (700–1,230 ft); (avg. 220 m/720 ft)
Land area1	9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population2	17,266 (2006)
- Density	1,904 /km² (4,930 /sq mi)
	Miscellaneous
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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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Coordinates: 47°37′23″N 6°09′21″E / 47.62306°N 6.15583°E / 47.62306; 6.15583

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.

Inhabitants of Vesoul are known in French as Vésuliens.

[edit] Notable people

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

Vesoul is twinned with Gerlingen, Germany, since 1964.

[edit] Media

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]