Xamontarupt () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Geography Abutting the heavily wooded massif of le Fossard, the village is crossed by the Cuves stream, an outflow of the Vologne river.
History Evidence of protohistoric human presence: construction from set stones, flakes of cut quartz. 400-year old holly in the village, probably some of the oldest in Europe, can be seen on the route leading to the Haut-du-Bois maquis.
In 1656, the village was called "Charmontaruz".
Population Its inhabitants are known as RupéainsLe nom des habitants du 88 - Vosges, habitants.fr or Xamontois in French.
Personalities Jean-René Claudel, amateur speleologist and archeologist, discovered the flakes of quartzite.www.persee.fr : Note préliminaire sur quelques stations lorraines à quartzites paléolithiques. : Fonds Jean-René Claudel, Vice-Président du Groupe spéléo-préhistorique vosgien (1935-1976).
See also Communes of the Vosges department
References
External links
Intercommunal site