Xousse

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Xousse
Xousse coat of arms
Xousse (France)
Xousse
region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Luneville
Canton Baccarat
Community association Vezouze en Piémont
Coordinates 48 ° 39 '  N , 6 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 39 '  N , 6 ° 43'  E
height 236-306 m
surface 6.13 km 2
Residents 127 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 54370
INSEE code 54600

Church of St. Peter and Paul

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Xousse is a French commune with 127 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Lunéville and the municipality association Vezouze en Piémont .

geography

Xousse is about 250 m above sea level, about halfway between Lunéville and Sarrebourg . In the north, the area of ​​the municipality borders on the Moselle department .

The community area comprises a section of the gentle hill country between the valleys of the Sânon in the north and the Vezouze in the south. The streams and ditches in the municipal area of ​​Xousse ( Ruisseau de Baraque, Ruisseau de la Noue, Ruisseau des Grandes Meizes and Ruisseau de la Saline ) flow in a fan shape to the north over the small river Remoncourt to the Sânon in the Moselle department. The Rhine-Marne Canal runs parallel to the Sânon . The largest part of the 6.14 km² municipal area consists of arable and pasture areas, only a small part in the south is wooded ( Bois des Évrieux, Champ Bonhomme ). The terrain gradually rises towards the southwest; At 306 m above sea level, it reaches its greatest height on the southwestern municipal boundary.

The hamlet of Kudémont to the west of the town center belongs to Xousse .

Neighboring communities of Xousse are Lagarde in the north, Remoncourt in the east, Leintrey in the southeast, Emberménil in the south and Vaucourt in the west.

history

The golden lion on a blue background in the coat of arms of Xousse is a reminder of Jacques de Xousse , whose family was ennobled by Duke Anton II in 1510 .

The place name originated from the Old High German Sulz / Sulze for brine or salt water . The spellings for the place name developed from Solcia in 1129 via Xouces (1328), Xouse (1497), Xousses (1506) and Xoussé (1793) to today's Xousse from 1801.

Xousse was on the border with the German Empire from 1871 to 1914.

In October 1944, Xousse was 98% destroyed in fighting between Americans and Germans. Many residents were forced to dig defensive trenches; most of the residents were later deported towards Sarrebourg .

Population development

year 1946 1954 1962 1968 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 165 166 164 140 130 113 113 127
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church of St. Peter and Paul ( Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul ), rebuilt in 1955 after being completely destroyed in the Second World War

Economy and Infrastructure

Xousse is a typical Lorraine farming village. There are six farms in the municipality (dairy farming, cattle breeding).

The Lagarde road runs through the municipality of Xousse towards Ogéviller . Other roads connect the village with the communities of Remoncourt and Vaucourt . In Marainviller , twelve kilometers away, there is a connection to the railway network ( Paris – Strasbourg line ).

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Description of the coat of arms on genealogie-lorraine.fr/Blasons (French)
  2. ↑ Dictionnaire topographique de la France (Topographical Dictionary of France)
  3. ↑ The Battle of Lorraine, as told by Joël Bourdelois (French)
  4. ↑ Xousse on cassini.ehess.fr
  5. ↑ Xousse on insee.fr
  6. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Xousse  - collection of images