Ontex (Savoyard: Nonté)[3] is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Toponymy
As with many polysyllabic Arpitan toponyms or anthroponyms, the final -x marks oxytonic stress (on the last syllable), whereas the final -z indicates paroxytonic stress (on the penultimate syllable) and should not be pronounced, although in French it is often mispronounced due to hypercorrection.
See also
References
- ^ “Répertoire national des élus: les maires” (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ “Populations de référence 2023” (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français – Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie “Lé Kmoune in Savoué” (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.
External links
Media related to Ontex (Savoie) at Wikimedia Commons