Monthureux-le-Sec

Monthureux-le-Sec
Commune
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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 (2020–2026)	Bernard Pothier
Area 1	11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	158
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (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.

Monthureux-le-Sec (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tyʁø lə sɛk] (listen)) 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.

See also[]

• Communes of the Vosges department

References[]

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