Arrondissement of Vesoul

The arrondissement of Vesoul is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Haute-Saône département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Vesoul.

History
When the arrondissements of Haute-Saône were created in 1800, Vesoul was one of them in the Haute-Saône department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Vesoul is in the southern half of the department; it is the largest and with more people living in it of the arrondissements of the Haute-Saône department. It has an area of , with a population of 129,622 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Vesoul is bordered to the north by the Vosges department, to the northeast by the arrondissement Lure, to the east by the Doubs department, to the south by the JuraDoubs department, to the southwest by the Côte-d'Or department and to the west by the Haute-Marne department.

Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Vesoul, there are ten cantons and three of them do not have all their "communes" in the arrondissement:

 Dampierre-sur-Salon (7001)
 Gray (7002)
 Jussey (7005) (partly)
 Marnay (7009)
 Port-sur-Saône (7011) (partly)
 Rioz (7012)
 Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin (7014)
 Vesoul-1 (7015)
 Vesoul-2 (7016)
 Villersexel (7017) (partly)

Communes
The arrondissement of Vesoul has 347 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Aboncourt-Gesincourt (70002)
 Achey (70003)
 Aisey-et-Richecourt (70009)
 Amance (70012)
 Amoncourt (70015)
 Ancier (70018)
 Andelarre (70019)
 Andelarrot (70020)
 Angirey (70022)
 Apremont (70024)
 Arbecey (70025)
 Arc-lès-Gray (70026)
 Argillières (70027)
 Aroz (70028)
 Arsans (70030)
 Attricourt (70032)
 Augicourt (70035)
 Aulx-lès-Cromary (70036)
 Autet (70037)
 Authoison (70038)
 Autoreille (70039)
 Autrey-lès-Cerre (70040)
 Autrey-lès-Gray (70041)
 Auvet-et-la-Chapelotte (70043)
 Auxon (70044)
 Avrigney-Virey (70045)
 Baignes (70047)
 Bard-lès-Pesmes (70048)
 Barges (70049)
 La Barre (70050)
 Les Bâties (70053)
 Battrans (70054)
 Baulay (70056)
 Bay (70057)
 Beaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-Quitteur (70058)
 Beaumotte-Aubertans (70059)
 Beaumotte-lès-Pin (70060)
 Besnans (70065)
 Betaucourt (70066)
 Betoncourt-sur-Mance (70070)
 Blondefontaine (70074)
 Bonboillon (70075)
 Bonnevent-Velloreille (70076)
 Borey (70077)
 Bougey (70078)
 Bougnon (70079)
 Bouhans-et-Feurg (70080)
 Bouhans-lès-Montbozon (70082)
 Boulot (70084)
 Boult (70085)
 Bourbévelle (70086)
 Bourguignon-lès-la-Charité (70088)
 Bourguignon-lès-Morey (70089)
 Boursières (70090)
 Bousseraucourt (70091)
 Bresilley (70092)
 Breurey-lès-Faverney (70095)
 Brotte-lès-Ray (70099)
 Broye-Aubigney-Montseugny (70101)
 Broye-les-Loups-et-Verfontaine (70100)
 Brussey (70102)
 Bucey-lès-Gy (70104)
 Bucey-lès-Traves (70105)
 Buffignécourt (70106)
 Bussières (70107)
 Buthiers (70109)Baignes (70047)
 Calmoutier (70111)
 Cemboing (70112)
 Cenans (70113)
 Cendrecourt (70114)
 Cerre-lès-Noroy (70115)
 Chambornay-lès-Bellevaux (70118)
 Chambornay-lès-Pin (70119)
 Champlitte (70122)
 Champtonnay (70124)
 Champvans (70125)
 Chancey (70126)
 Chantes (70127)
 La Chapelle-Saint-Quillain (70129)
 Charcenne (70130)
 Chargey-lès-Gray (70132)
 Chargey-lès-Port (70133)
 Chariez (70134)
 Charmes-Saint-Valbert (70135)
 Charmoille (70136)
 Chassey-lès-Montbozon (70137)
 Chassey-lès-Scey (70138)
 Chaumercenne (70142)
 Chauvirey-le-Châtel (70143)
 Chauvirey-le-Vieil (70144)
 Chaux-la-Lotière (70145)
 Chaux-lès-Port (70146)
 Chemilly (70148)
 Chenevrey-et-Morogne (70150)
 Chevigney (70151)
 Choye (70152)
 Cintrey (70153)
 Cirey (70154)
 Citey (70156)
 Clans (70158)
 Cognières (70159)
 Colombe-lès-Vesoul (70162)
 Colombier (70163)
 Colombotte (70164)
 Combeaufontaine (70165)
 Comberjon (70166)
 Conflandey (70167)
 Confracourt (70169)
 Contréglise (70170)
 Cordonnet (70174)
 Cornot (70175)
 Corre (70177)
 Coulevon (70179)
 Courcuire (70181)
 Courtesoult-et-Gatey (70183)
 Cresancey (70185)
 Cromary (70189)
 Cugney (70192)
 Cult (70193)
 Dampierre-sur-Linotte (70197)
 Dampierre-sur-Salon (70198)
 Dampvalley-lès-Colombe (70199)
 Delain (70201)
 Demangevelle (70202)
 La Demie (70203)
 Denèvre (70204)
 Échenoz-la-Méline (70207)
 Échenoz-le-Sec (70208)
 Écuelle (70211)
 Équevilley (70214)
 Esmoulins (70218)
 Esprels (70219)
 Essertenne-et-Cecey (70220)
 Étrelles-et-la-Montbleuse (70222)
 Étuz (70224)
 Fahy-lès-Autrey (70225)
 Faverney (70228)
 Fédry (70230)
 Ferrières-lès-Ray (70231)
 Ferrières-lès-Scey (70232)
 Filain (70234)
 Flagy (70235)
 Fleurey-lès-Faverney (70236)
 Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt (70237)
 Fondremand (70239)
 Fontenois-lès-Montbozon (70243)
 Fouchécourt (70244)
 Fouvent-Saint-Andoche (70247)
 Framont (70252)
 Francourt (70251)
 Frasne-le-Château (70253)
 Fresne-Saint-Mamès (70255)
 Fretigney-et-Velloreille (70257)
 Frotey-lès-Vesoul (70261)
 Germigney (70265)
 Gevigney-et-Mercey (70267)
 Gézier-et-Fontenelay (70268)
 Gourgeon (70272)
 Grandecourt (70274)
 La Grande-Résie (70443)
 Grandvelle-et-le-Perrenot (70275)
 Grattery (70278)
 Gray (70279)
 Gray-la-Ville (70280)
 Gy (70282)
 Hugier (70286)
 Hyet (70288)
 Igny (70289)
 Jonvelle (70291)
 Jussey (70292)
 Lambrey (70293)
 Larians-et-Munans (70296)
 Larret (70297)
 Lavigney (70298)
 Lavoncourt (70299)
 Lieffrans (70301)
 Lieucourt (70302)
 Liévans (70303)
 Lœuilley (70305)
 Loulans-Verchamp (70309)
 Le Magnoray (70316)
 Magny-lès-Jussey (70320)
 Mailley-et-Chazelot (70324)
 Maizières (70325)
 La Malachère (70326)
 Malans (70327)
 Malvillers (70329)
 Mantoche (70331)
 Marnay (70334)
 Maussans (70335)
 Melin (70337)
 Membrey (70340)
 Menoux (70341)
 Mercey-sur-Saône (70342)
 Mersuay (70343)
 Molay (70350)
 Mont-Saint-Léger (70369)
 Mont-le-Vernois (70367)
 Montagney (70353)
 Montarlot-lès-Rioz (70355)
 Montboillon (70356)
 Montbozon (70357)
 Montcey (70358)
 Montcourt (70359)
 Montigny-lès-Cherlieu (70362)
 Montigny-lès-Vesoul (70363)
 Montjustin-et-Velotte (70364)
 Montot (70368)
 Montureux-et-Prantigny (70371)
 Montureux-lès-Baulay (70372)
 Motey-Besuche (70374)
 Motey-sur-Saône (70375)
 Nantilly (70376)
 Navenne (70378)
 Neurey-lès-la-Demie (70381)
 Neuvelle-lès-Cromary (70383)
 Neuvelle-lès-la-Charité (70384)
 La Neuvelle-lès-Scey (70386)
 Noidans-le-Ferroux (70387)
 Noidans-lès-Vesoul (70388)
 Noiron (70389)
 Noroy-le-Bourg (70390)
 Oigney (70392)
 Oiselay-et-Grachaux (70393)
 Onay (70394)
 Ormenans (70397)
 Ormoy (70399)
 Ouge (70400)
 Ovanches (70401)
 Oyrières (70402)
 Passavant-la-Rochère (70404)
 Pennesières (70405)
 Percey-le-Grand (70406)
 Perrouse (70407)
 Pesmes (70408)
 Pierrecourt (70409)
 Pin (70410)
 Polaincourt-et-Clairefontaine (70415)
 Pontcey (70417)
 Port-sur-Saône (70421)
 Poyans (70422)
 Preigney (70423)
 Provenchère (70426)
 Purgerot (70427)
 Pusey (70428)
 Pusy-et-Épenoux (70429)
 La Quarte (70430)
 Quenoche (70431)
 Quincey (70433)
 Raincourt (70436)
 Ranzevelle (70437)
 Ray-sur-Saône (70438)
 Raze (70439)
 Recologne (70440)
 Recologne-lès-Rioz (70441)
 Renaucourt (70442)
 La Résie-Saint-Martin (70444)
 Rigny (70446)
 Rioz (70447)
 Roche-et-Raucourt (70448)
 La Rochelle (70450)
 La Roche-Morey (70373)
 Roche-sur-Linotte-et-Sorans-les-Cordiers (70449)
 La Romaine (70418)
 Rosey (70452)
 Rosières-sur-Mance (70454)
 Ruhans (70456)
 Rupt-sur-Saône (70457)
 Saint-Broing (70461)
 Saint-Gand (70463)
 Saint-Loup-Nantouard (70466)
 Saint-Marcel (70468)
 Saint-Remy (70472)
 Sainte-Reine (70471)
 Saponcourt (70476)
 Sauvigney-lès-Gray (70479)
 Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes (70480)
 Savoyeux (70481)
 Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin (70482)
 Scye (70483)
 Semmadon (70486)
 Senoncourt (70488)
 Seveux (70491)
 Soing-Cubry-Charentenay (70492)
 Sorans-lès-Breurey (70493)
 Sornay (70494)
 Tartécourt (70496)
 Theuley (70499)
 Thieffrans (70500)
 Thiénans (70501)
 Tincey-et-Pontrebeau (70502)
 Traitiéfontaine (70503)
 Traves (70504)
 Le Tremblois (70505)
 Tromarey (70509)
 Trésilley (70507)
 Vadans (70510)
 Vaite (70511)
 Vaivre-et-Montoille (70513)
 Valay (70514)
 Vallerois-Lorioz (70517)
 Vallerois-le-Bois (70516)
 Le Val-Saint-Éloi (70518)
 Vandelans (70519)
 Vanne (70520)
 Vantoux-et-Longevelle (70521)
 Varogne (70522)
 Vars (70523)
 Vauchoux (70524)
 Vauconcourt-Nervezain (70525)
 Vaux-le-Moncelot (70527)
 Velesmes-Échevanne (70528)
 Velet (70529)
 Velle-le-Châtel (70536)
 Velleclaire (70531)
 Vellefaux (70532)
 Vellefrey-et-Vellefrange (70533)
 Vellefrie (70534)
 Velleguindry-et-Levrecey (70535)
 Vellemoz (70538)
 Vellexon-Queutrey-et-Vaudey (70539)
 Velloreille-lès-Choye (70540)
 Venisey (70545)
 Venère (70542)
 Vereux (70546)
 Vernois-sur-Mance (70548)
 La Vernotte (70549)
 Vesoul (70550)
 Villars-le-Pautel (70554)
 Villefrancon (70557)
 La Villeneuve-Bellenoye-et-la-Maize (70558)
 Villeparois (70559)
 Villers-Bouton (70560)
 Villers-Chemin-et-Mont-lès-Étrelles (70366)
 Villers-Pater (70565)
 Villers-Vaudey (70568)
 Villers-le-Sec (70563)
 Villers-sur-Port (70566)
 Vilory (70569)
 Vitrey-sur-Mance (70572)
 Volon (70574)
 Voray-sur-l'Ognon (70575)
 Vougécourt (70576)
 Vregille (70578)
 Vy-le-Ferroux (70580)
 Vy-lès-Filain (70583)
 Vy-lès-Rupt (70582)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 70550  Vesoul  9,967  Vesoul-1 and Vesoul-2  Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul 70279  Gray  5,504  Gray  Val de Gray 70207  Échenoz-la-Méline  3,203  Vesoul-1  Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul 70421  Port-sur-Saône  3,039  Port-sur-Saône  Terres de Saône 70026  Arc-lès-Gray  2,523  Gray  Val de Gray 70513  Vaivre-et-Montoille  2,406  Vesoul-1  Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul 70447  Rioz  2,174  Rioz  Le Pays Riolais 70388  Noidans-lès-Vesoul  2,030  Vesoul-1  Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul 70122  Champlitte  1,761  Dampierre-sur-Salon  Les Quatre Rivières 70378  Navenne  1,692  Vesoul-2  Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul 70292  Jussey  1,648  Jussey  Les Hauts du Val de Saône

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Haute-Saône department
 Communes of the Haute-Saône department

References

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