Xonrupt-Longemer

Xonrupt-Longemer is a common French, located in the department of the the Vosges and the area Lorraine. Its inhabitants is called Xonrupéens.

Geography

The commune occupies the high valley of the Vologne which extends until the Col from Schlucht. The steepsided valley, modelled by the Glacier S of the Quaternary , shows a minimal altitude of 642 Mr. the Lac of Longemer is located center upstream, with the altitude of 736 m, the Lac of Retournemer to 776 m, and the culminating point, close to the Hohneck, is the High of Falimont (1306 m).

History

The commune of Xonrupt was created by a law of the October 22nd 1919 which divided into two the commune of Gérardmer. It counted 809 inhabitants then. The name of the lake was affixed later with an aim of recognition tourist.

Demography

Inheritance

The natural heritage, lakes and forests, are the principal engine of the tourist attraction of the place, but are supplemented human creations deserving a visit:

the vault of the hermit Balk;
the tunnel of the Rock of the desired Devil in 1858 by Napoleon III;
the layout of the electric Tram which connected, of 1897 to 1939, Gérardmer with the Hohneck, while passing by the Schlucht;
the Garden of altitude of Haut-Chitelet;
the skiable field.

Administration

Blazon of the city

Of money, with the sand bridge built of the field driving of the point, stitching a river heavy shower of azure also at a peak and accompanied as a chief by a current stag of mouths; stitching on the whole two issuant sinople fir trees of the sides dextral and sinistral.

External bonds

personal Page on Xonrupt-Longemer
Site on the organ of the area: Page on the organ of Xonrupt Longemer
Xonrupt-Longemer on the site of the National Geographical Institute
Xonrupt-Longemer on the site of INSEE
Xonrupt-Longemer on the site of Quid
Localization of Xonrupt-Longemer on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Xonrupt-Longemer on Mapquest

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