Vesoul tourism and travel guide
Visit Vesoul: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Although lacking major monuments, Vesoul is a pleasant town to visit with some attractive buildings and a nice park
Vesoul is situated in the Haute-Saone department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
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.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Vesoul in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Ronchamp chapel at 35 km and Besancon at 43 km.
Vesoul, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Luxeuil-les-Bains
at 27 km (direction north-east)In Luxeuil-les-Bains, established as a spa town since Roman times, you can also see...
See Luxeuil-les-Bains guide
Ronchamp chapel
at 35 km (direction east)The Ronchamp Chapel is the best known work by architect Le Corbusier to be...
See Ronchamp chapel guide
Besancon
at 43 km (direction south-south-west), in the Doubs departmentThe citadel, cathedral and some impressive 16th century townhouses are among the highlights to...
See Besancon guide
Montbeliard
at 49 km (direction east), in the Doubs departmentIt is the castle in Montbeliard, on a raised rocky platform, that dominates the...
See Montbeliard guide
Pesmes
Most Beautiful Village at 59 km (direction west-south-west)The quaint village of Pesmes is one of the prettiest in Franche-Comté and also...
See Pesmes guide
Saint-Hippolyte
at 59 km (direction east-south-east), in the Doubs departmentSaint-Hippolyte is in a beautiful position on the confluence of the Doubs and Dessoubre...
See Saint-Hippolyte guide
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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)
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Tourist attractions near Vesoul, France
What to do at Vesoul? 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
Vesoul is in the north-east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Haute-Saone department (general information: Vesoul is 314 kilometres from Paris).
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