[2] Its population is 127,637 (2021), and its area is 3,467.8 km2 (1,338.9 sq mi).

[3] The communes of the arrondissement of Vesoul, and their INSEE codes, are:[2] The arrondissement of Vesoul was created in 1800.

[4] In January 2017 it gained three communes from the arrondissement of Lure, and it lost five communes to the arrondissement of Lure.

[5] As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements.

The cantons of the arrondissement of Vesoul were, as of January 2015:[6]