Brézouard
The Brézouard is a summit in the Vosges Mountains, part of the canton of Lapoutroie. It is located eight kilometers from Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, which can be reached by taking the small Échéry road.
Toponymy
The residents of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines prefer to call the summit of Brézouard by the name Brüschbückel, which means "the mountain covered with heather." On old maps, Brézouard may still appear under the name Bressoir.
Geography
Situation
From Échéry, the two banks of the converge. More than half of its surface area belongs to Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, with the remaining part belonging to the commune of Fréland. The Grand Brézouard, formerly known as the Ballon de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, reaches an altitude of 1,229 meters. The Petit Brézouard, its twin 400 meters to the northeast, only reaches an altitude of 1,203 meters.
Geology
The summit of the Brézouard is composed of two-mica granite.