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.

Popular places to visit nearby include Ronchamp chapel at 35 km and Besancon at 43 km. For more sites 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!

Luxeuil-les-Bains

at 27 km (direction north-east)

In Luxeuil-les-Bains, established as a spa town since Roman times, you...

See Luxeuil-les-Bains guide

Ronchamp chapel

at 35 km (direction east)

The Ronchamp Chapel is the best known work by...

See Ronchamp chapel guide

Besancon

at 43 km (direction south-south-west), in the Doubs department

The citadel, cathedral and some impressive 16th century townhouses...

See Besancon guide

Montbeliard

at 49 km (direction east), in the Doubs department

It is the castle in Montbeliard, on a raised rocky platform,...

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...

See Pesmes guide

Saint-Hippolyte

at 59 km (direction east-south-east), in the Doubs department

Saint-Hippolyte is in a beautiful position on the confluence of the...

See Saint-Hippolyte guide

... 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

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

• Besancon citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (45km)

National Monuments

• Astronomical clock of Besancon (43km)

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).

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