Xamontarupt Explained

Xamontarupt
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Épinal
Canton:Bruyères
Insee:88528
Postal Code:88460
Mayor:Emmanuel Parisse[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges
Coordinates:48.1333°N 6.6539°W
Elevation Min M:393
Elevation Max M:671
Area Km2:5

Xamontarupt (in French pronounced as /ʃamɔ̃taʁy/) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Geography

Abutting the heavily wooded massif of le Fossard, the village is crossed by the Cuves stream, an outflow of the Vologne river.

History

Evidence of protohistoric human presence: construction from set stones, flakes of cut quartz.400-year old holly in the village, probably some of the oldest in Europe, can be seen on the route leading to the Haut-du-Bois maquis.

In 1656, the village was called "Charmontaruz"

Population

Its inhabitants are known as Rupéains[2] or Xamontois in French.

Personalities

See also

References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.habitants.fr/vosges-88 Le nom des habitants du 88 - Vosges
  3. http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/bspf_0249-7638_1955_num_52_8_3243?_Prescripts_Search_tabs1=standard& www.persee.fr
  4. Web site: www.vosges-archives.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402142915/http://www.vosges-archives.com/fichiers/privees/inv_97J.pdf . 2012-04-02 .   : Fonds Jean-René Claudel,Vice-Président du Groupe spéléo-préhistorique vosgien (1935-1976).

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