Vesoul tourism and travel guide
Visit Vesoul: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance This Way comment: Although lacking major monuments, Vesoul is a pleasant town to visit with some attractive buildings and a nice park
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Vesoul. For detailed visitor information see the Vesoul travel guide.
Vesoul is situated in the Haute-Saone department and Franche-Comte region (now part of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region), in the north-east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Haute-Saone department (general information: Vesoul is 314 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Ronchamp chapel at 35 km and Besancon at 43 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Vesoul, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Vesoul in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Haute-Saone
Map of places to visit near Vesoul
Markets in and near Vesoul
Market days in Vesoul: weekly market: Thursday & Saturday;
- Vesoul: market Thursday & Saturday (0km)
- Lure: market Tuesday (26km)
- Saint-Sauveur: market Sunday (26km)
- Jussey: market Tuesday (29km)
- Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse: market Monday (30km)
- Melisey: market Wednesday (34km)
- Plombieres-les-Bains: market Friday (44km)
- Besancon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (44km)
- Gray: market Tuesday & Friday (47km)
- Remiremont: market Tuesday (54km)
More information about Vesoul, Franche-Comte
Tourist attractions near Vesoul, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vesoul.
Heritage sites
National Monuments
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Plombieres-les-Bains (44km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc de l'Etang (45km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Besancon (44km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Moffans-et-Vacheresse (29km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Citadelle de Besançon (45km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Vesoul
Canton: Vesoul
Arrondissement: Vesoul
Department: Haute-Saone
Region: Franche-Comte
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 70000
Distance to Vesoul
from Vesoul (prefecture): 1 km
from Paris: 314 km
from Calais: 484 km
from Nice: 444 km
from Bordeaux: 604 km
from Strasbourg: 159 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Vesoul from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Andelarre, Andelarrot, Chariez, Charmoille, Colombe-les-Vesoul, Colombier, Comberjon, Coulevon, Echenoz-la-Meline, Frotey-les-Vesoul, La Demie, Montcey, Navenne, Neurey-les-la-Demie, Noidans-les-Vesoul, Pusey, Pusy-et-Epenoux, Quincey, Vaivre-et-Montoille, Villeparois and Villers-le-Sec.
This page in French: Visiter Vesoul
