Vesoul is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté located in eastern France.Most populated municipality of the department with 15,920 inhabitants in 2009, is the seventh largest city in Franche-Comté. The same year, Urban community of Vesoul which covers 19 municipalities together 34,055 inhabitants while the Urban area of Vesoul which includes 78 municipalities, groups 59,244 inhabitants. Its urban area is the fifth largest Franche-Comté.