“ Distilling and the manufacture of files and tapioca are among the industries. The town is a market for farm-produce and cattle.
Vesoul (Vesulium Castrum, Visolium, Vesulum) is of ancient origin, but in existing records is first mentioned in the 9th century. It was originally a fief of the church of Besançon, and passed afterwards to the house of Burgundy, becoming, in the 13th century, capital of the bailiwick of Amont. The castle was destroyed in the 17th century. The town suffered much during the wars of religion and the Thirty Years' War. ”