Mound of Vesoul
La Motte is a hillock of Calcaire which overhangs Vesoul and the valley of the Durgeon, to 378 meters of altitude.
At the end of the Xe century, a castle is built there; it will be shaved by Tremblecourt in 1595, during the wars of religion.
Later a large cross is drawn up there, covered with Métal to protect the Vigne S from the Foudre.
In 1854, the population decides to build a Chapelle there dedicated to the Virgin Mary, in thanks to have saved the to him epidemic of Choléra; it is inaugurated in 1857 by the Cardinal Mathieu, archbishop of Besancon, in the presence of the Cardinal Bracket. It undergoes a Incendie, then is rebuilt in 1967.
A Chemin of cross marks out the path of access.
The site offers a superb sight on Vesoul, the the Jura and under good conditions the the Alps.
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