Xammes

Xammes

Église Saint-Clément
Xammes

Coordinates: 48°58′32″N 5°51′19″E / 48.9756°N 5.8553°E / 48.9756; 5.8553Coordinates: 48°58′32″N 5°51′19″E / 48.9756°N 5.8553°E / 48.9756; 5.8553
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Toul
Canton Canton of Thiaucourt-Regniéville
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Trois Vallées
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Mansard
Area1 8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 121
  Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 54594 / 54470
Elevation 208–280 m (682–919 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)

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.

Xammes is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

History

It may have been the village Scannis mentioned in charters since 776. The church of Saint-Clément dates back to the 12th century.[1]

See also

References

  1. Mémoires de la Société d'archéologie lorraine (in French). 1871. p. 360.
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