Palais de justice de Vesoul, Historical courthouse in Vesoul, France.

Palais de justice de Vesoul is a two-storey courthouse of light beige ashlar masonry under a steep dark grey hipped roof with small chimneys. Its symmetrical front has a projecting central bay topped by a triangular pediment carved with a shield; below it a green sign reads "PALAIS DE JUSTICE" in gold letters. The ground floor has round-arched windows, the upper floor rectangular multi-paned windows, and a tall blue double door sits at the centre. Inside are a staircase with a wrought-iron railing and a courtroom with wood panelling.

The building was constructed between 1765 and 1771 following designs by architect Charles-François Longin from Besançon. It replaced a former market hall on the same site, marking a shift in how the central square was used.

The building shapes the appearance of Vesoul's town center with its classical character and serves today as a central place for legal matters in the region. Its importance to the city shows in how it draws residents and visitors who pass through the square around it.

The courthouse stands at 4 place du Palais, set back from the street in the old centre; the setback created the square itself. It reopened in early February 2020 after renovation work begun in 2015, when the court moved temporarily to place du 11e Chasseur. The entrance is the grey-blue double door beneath the carved stone panel.

The last public execution in Franche-Comté took place on 6 April 1914 in front of the side facade on rue Leblond, not on the main square. The building was listed as a monument historique on 7 December 1976, and after renovation from 2015 it reopened in early February 2020 as the new tribunal judiciaire.