Monthureux-le-Sec

Monthureux-le-Sec
Commune
Monthureux-le-Sec
Location within Grand Est region
Monthureux-le-Sec
Coordinates: 48°10′19″N 6°01′34″E / 48.1719°N 6.0261°E / 48.1719; 6.0261Coordinates: 48°10′19″N 6°01′34″E / 48.1719°N 6.0261°E / 48.1719; 6.0261
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Neufchâteau
Canton Vittel
Intercommunality CC Terre d'eau
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Pothier
Area1 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 168
  Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 88309 /88800
Elevation 345–448 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Monthureux-le-Sec is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Inhabitants are called Monthécursiens.

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.

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