Monthureux-le-Sec

Monthureux-le-Sec
Monthureux-le-Sec
Location within Lorraine region  Monthureux-le-Sec
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lorraine
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Canton	Vittel
Mayor	Bernard Pothier (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	345–448 m (1,132–1,470 ft) (avg. 420 m/1,380 ft)
Land area1	11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population2	168  (2006)
- Density	15 /km2 (39 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	88309/ 88800
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.

Coordinates: 48°10′19″N 6°01′34″E / 48.1719444444°N 6.02611111111°E / 48.1719444444; 6.02611111111

Monthureux-le-Sec is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine 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

• INSEE