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. Notable people Vesoul was the birthplace of Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), painter and sculptor who produced many works in a historical, Orientalist style. Twin towns Vesoul is twinned with Gerlingen, Germany, since 1964.… (More on Vesoul)