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Origin and history

The ossuary of Marange-Silvange, dated from the 1st quarter of the 17th century, is a historical monument located in the municipality of Mosellane, in the Grand East region. This type of building, often linked to the collective funeral practices of the modern era, was used to accommodate the exhumed bone remains of overcrowded cemeteries. Its classification by decree of 22 November 1990 underlines its heritage importance and its preservation by the municipality.

The location of the ossuary at 49 Rue de la République is estimated with "passible" accuracy (note 5/10), based on available data. Although the sources do not specify its current use, its status as communal property suggests a heritage or memorial vocation. Ossuaries, common in rural areas, reflected community health and religious concerns, including after epidemics or wars.

The monument is listed in the Mérimée base under the code Insee 57443, attached to the Moselle department and the former Lorraine region. Its official classification in 1990 made it a protected witness to the funerary architecture of the early seventeenth century, a period marked by social and religious transformations in France. No information is available on any specific historical characters or events related to this ossuary.

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