Bourlémont

Bourlémont
Bourlémont overlooking Ronchamp
Highest point
Elevation	474 m (1,555 ft)
Coordinates	47°42′17″N 6°37′12″E / 47.70472°N 6.62000°E / 47.70472; 6.62000Coordinates: 47°42′17″N 6°37′12″E / 47.70472°N 6.62000°E / 47.70472; 6.62000
Geography
Bourlémont Location of Bourlémont in France
Location	Ronchamp, Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté, France
Parent range	Vosges

Bourlémont is a hill located in Ronchamp, Haute-Saône, eastern France with an elevation of 474 m (1,555 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Ballons des Vosges Nature Park, and is an area of cultural tourism, given that the chapel of Notre Dame du Haut is located on it.

In the 18th century, Bourlémont was described as "Notre-Dame-de-Bourg-les-monts", which indicates that there was a fortified town on the hill. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the hill was called the "Bourg Mountain".

Bourlémont is located in Ronchamp, Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté, France. It can be accessed from Chapel Street on the southeastern side of the summit and the Way of the Cross footpath which was created in 1890. The GR 59 and Dukes hiking trails pass along the eastern side of the hill.

The hill has an altitude of 474 m (1,555 ft), meaning that it is 121 m (397 ft) higher than the centre of Ronchamp (353 m (1,158 ft)), which is at the foot of the hill.

Bourlémont is mainly composed of red sandstone, but there is also a presence of argillite, quartzite and shale. The climate of the hill has continental and oceanic influences, and it experiences very low winter temperatures.

In ancient times, a Roman temple stood on top of the hill, and in 1092 a Catholic church was built at the same location. In the eighteenth century, gallows existed on the southern flank of the hill, the remains of which still exist. During the Thirty Years' War, Girardot de Noseroy considered building a fort on the hill, but these plans were abandoned given the maintenance cost and weather conditions.