Monthureux-le-Sec

Commune in Grand Est, France

(2020–2026) Bernard Pothier^[1]Area11.36 km² (4.39 sq mi)Population169 • Density15/km² (39/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation345–448 m (1,132–1,470 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Monthureux-le-Sec (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tyʁø lə sɛk] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

In French, its inhabitants are called Monthécursiens.

Name

The French name Monthureux-le-Sec ("Monthureux the Dry") distinguishes this town from Monthureux-sur-Saône on the Saône River. Both names derive from Medieval Latin monasteriolum ("little monastery"), as do numerous other locations known as Montreuil and Montreux.

Geography

The commune contains the meeting point of the three drainage basins of the rivers Rhône, Rhine and Meuse.

Personalities

Célestin Gérard, (1821 - 1885) manufacturer of agricultural machinery and inventor of a mobile Threshing machine and of other steam powered implements, was born at Monthureux-le-Sec.

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department

References