Private company
Weil
Defunct French clothing company based in Besançon
Weil was a clothing factory, originally from Besançon. Founded by Joseph Weil at the end of the 19th century, it became, during the 1960s, the most important French company in the textile industry, before disappearing at the beginning of the 2000s.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Weil was a clothing factory, originally from Besançon. Founded by Joseph Weil at the end of the 19th century, it became, during the 1960s, the most important French company in the textile industry, before disappearing at the beginning of the 2000s.2
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- WikipediaWeil (company)
- WikidataQ109046609
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- 1WikidataWeil on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWeil on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsWeil photo by Fourvière Hedgehog, CC BY-SA 4.0