Nettancourt

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Country France Department Meuse Canton Revigny-sur-Ornain Local time Friday 8:14 PM		Region Grand Est Arrondissement Bar-le-Duc Area 11.45 km²

Intercommunality Communauté de communes du pays de Revigny sur Ornain Weather 10°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 71% Humidity

Nettancourt ([netɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Map of 55800 Nettancourt, France

Elections (participation)

Geography

The village lies on the right bank of the Chée, which flows southward through the eastern part of the commune.

Elevation : 158.573928 Yards (145 mètres).

Residents : Nettancourtois (male), Nettancourtoises (female).

Land Area : 11,5 km² (2006 density : 25/km²)

Main river : La Chée

Nearest commune : Noyers-Auzécourt, Sommeilles

Nearest big city : Bar-le-Duc.

Administration

Mayors of Nettancourt :

Current administrative team:

Mayor : Mr. Christophe ANTOINE

Town councilors : Mr. Philippe ANTOINE, Mr. Michel BASSET, Mr. David FONTAINE, Mr. Thierry FRACHEBOIS, Mrs Danielle GHIONI, Mrs Nathalie MARCYAN, Mr. Christian RIES, Mr. Denis ROGIE, Mrs Marie-Catherine STROZYKOWSKI, Mrs Jacqueline WILHELM.

Politic life

Elections (participation)

Demography

2007 last census:

Men (51,4%) Women (48,6%)

Population between 0 and 19 : 26,24%

Population between 20 and 39 : 17,1%

Population between 40 and 59 : 32,2%

Population more than 59 : 24,4%

Local and daily life

Education : Nettancourt has its own primary school.
Shop : Bakery, hotel and restaurant, automobile repair shop, ...
Associations : Go Elan
Celebrations: local/community holiday : second or third Sunday of July, saint day: June, the 24th.
Like several French cities, Nettancourt has bric-a-brac sales in summer time.

Toponymy

"Nettancourt" appears in 1179. It should be a name of a man + curtius (lat.). The name should be a male German one.
"Nettancourt" is also an aristocratic family name (see Famous people from Nettancourt).

History

Antiquity :

Nettancourt is close to a famous Roman road (it joins up Reims to Toul cities). Archaeological Gallo-Roman remains (like pieces of pottery and ancient currencies) were found in the area.

Middle Ages :

Nettancourt is an old fief belonging to Champagne.

17th century - 18th century :

A Protestant community lived in the village between 1561 and 1685, protected by the lords of Nettancourt, converted to Calvinism.

20th century :

Nettancourt suffers a lot from the First World War (1914–18). One day, to escape to a German offensive, the residents had to leave their village. During this time, German soldiers sat for a moment in several houses.

There are ten names in the war memorial, mobilized at the beginning of the war. They fought bravely to liberate their home.

Tourist places and monuments

Secular architecture :

Castle of Nettancourt, built again in the 19th century.

Castle of la Grange-aux-Champs (17th/ 18th, modified in the 19th century).

Grande-rue : low-relief depicting Saint Hubert's legend (in the lintel of the door).

Farm, 5-7 rue de l'Orme (group of fronts and roofs).

Sacred architecture :

Saint-Remi Church: 15th century, restored at the 16th century and in 1708 : naves, apses, gate (1650), vault (1856).

Saint-Jean-Baptiste chapel : ancient Protestant church, built in 1561, it became catholic after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. It was built again in 1884.

Place of interest :

Shore of the Chée

Area of the church

Pond of the mill in Sommeilles

Hood

Famous people from Nettancourt

François Joseph Henri de Nettancourt-Vaubécourt d’Haussonville, bishop of Montauban

Louis-Claude de Nettancourt-Haussonville

References

Nettancourt Wikipedia

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