The best walks and hikes around Bermont

Nestled between the city and the highway, the lake landscape offers sporting activities, both on water and on land. Whether swimming, cycling, hiking, or simply strolling along the shores and enjoying nature, there's something for everyone.

The Saint-Étienne church was built between 1450 and 1480 and has undergone numerous transformations due to religious wars and looting. You can admire the architecture and art of this church, as well as traces of the forges that were used to make cannons during the French Revolution.

The Haut des Bourbets is a hill which offers a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside and the Vosges. You can enjoy the landscape, the fresh air and the history of this former industrial site, where steel factories were in operation until the 19th century.

If you are looking for a relaxing hike in nature, you can visit the Pays de Montbéliard leisure center in Brognard. This place offers a variety of activities for all ages and preferences, such as swimming, beach volleyball, cycling and hiking. You can enjoy the panoramic views of the five lakes and the lush green surroundings, as well as the flora and fauna that inhabit the area.

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and attract the attention of many people. The cross is a symbol of life. It stands as a sign of our Christian hope and wants to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who has overcome death (...). The cross is part of our life as it was in the life of Jesus. So I wish that many people … visit the crosses, whether as places of stillness and breathing space before God, whether as places for community gatherings, prayer and praise to God.” (Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig in: "Crossroads... small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety")

The first mention of the name Bellemonte dates from 1147, in a charter confirming the possession of the church to the priory of Lanthenans (Doubs). From this period, the current parish church, dedicated to Saint Lawrence, only retains part of the choir, a polygonal apse in Romanesque style. This building, which dominates the Savoureuse valley, is an important landmark for local users of the A36 motorway.

The Territory of Belfort was born in 1871 from the Treaty of Frankfurt which put an end to the war of 1870-1871. It is then called "subsisting district of Haut-Rhin". Alsace and Lorraine had the particularity of being two bilingual regions and their dismantling was organized according to linguistic criteria. The German Empire thus gained by this treaty the greater part of Alsace and a quarter of Lorraine. The extreme south-west of the Haut-Rhin, around Belfort, was left to France and thus separated from the rest of Alsace. The main reason is that the population around Belfort was predominantly French-speaking (while the rest of Alsace was predominantly German-speaking, with the main Alsatian dialect being part of the Germanic languages). However, this was not an absolute criterion because there were French-speakers and German-speakers both in Belfort and in the rest of Alsace, only their proportion differed.

Fort du Bois-d'Oye, also called Fort de Bermont (because it is located in the town of Bermont) and briefly Fort Eblé (its name Boulanger in honor of General Jean-Baptiste Eblé), was built between 1883 and 1887 by the company Adrien Hallier. It is a work that is part of the fortifications of eastern France of the Séré de Rivières type. It is an integral part of the stronghold of Belfort.