Pontamafrey-Montpascal

Pontamafrey-Montpascal is a common French, located in the department of the Savoy and the area the Rhone-Alps.

Presentation of Montpascal

Montpascal is a charming small village of Maurienne located on a plate has 1400 meters of altitude. The Commune is limiting in North by the Large Corner of St Jean of Belleville, in the east of Chatel by the brook of Ravoire, in the south of Montvernier by the apics of Loza, in the west of Montaimont by the collar of Chaussy. The parish has one village groups near the Church.

Geography

History

In the past Montpascal was a parish of certain importance. In 1564, there were 249 inhabitants, 340 in 1630m 420 in 1852. Then the emigration came. In 1878 the population was of 360 inhabitants. There was one sixty of emigrants in winter; forty made the coachmen has Paris, the others from went away downtown various as chimney sweepers and carry-burden. Many temporary emigrants well quickly became emigrated final. The population fell quickly has 291 inhabitants in 1906, has 200 in 1920, has 170 in 1943.

From which does this word come from Montpascal? In the oldest documents known, the parish is indicated under the name of Mons Pascalis (Mount-Pascal). The country was probably, in old times, the property of a person nommee Pascal. According to another opinion, Montpascal comes from Mons-Pascue (Mountain of herds). The commune would have been a place of pasture for the herds of Montvernier. Nothing seems confirm this etymology In patois one says: Montpacal. From 1600 until 1820, in some documents one finds this orthography of Montpascal. One has not known exactly for some Montpascal time was lives. It is very probable that it is one of the oldest communes of Maurienne. The raised Plates, surround by chasms which were used to them as natural defenses one be live before the valleys.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

See too

  • Common of Savoy

External bonds

  • Pontamafrey-Montpascal on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Pontamafrey-Montpascal on the site of INSEE
  • Pontamafrey-Montpascal on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Pontamafrey-Montpascal on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Pontamafrey-Montpascal on Mapquest

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