Nettancourt
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  Nettancourt Location within France  Nettancourt Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′33″N 4°56′37″E / 48.8758°N 4.9436°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Revigny-sur-Ornain |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Revigny-sur-Ornain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Basset[1] |
Area 1 | 11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 242 |
| • Density | 21.1/km2 (54.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55378 /55800 |
| Elevation | 135–187 m (443–614 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Nettancourt (French pronunciation: [nɛtɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
[edit]The village lies on the right bank of the Chée, which flows southward through the eastern part of the commune.
- Elevation: 135–187 metres (443–614 ft)[3]
- Residents : Nettancourtois (male), Nettancourtoises (female).
- Land Area : 11.45 square kilometres (4.42 sq mi)[3]
- Nearest commune : Noyers-Auzécourt, Sommeilles
- Nearest big city : Bar-le-Duc.
Administration
[edit]Mayors of Nettancourt :
| Start | End | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1987 | Bernard Villanfin |
| 1987 | 2001 | Colette Chevallier |
| 2001 | 2020 | Christophe Antoine |
| 2020 | 2026 | Michel Basset |
Demography
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 391 | — |
| 1975 | 361 | −1.13% |
| 1982 | 343 | −0.73% |
| 1990 | 267 | −3.08% |
| 1999 | 284 | +0.69% |
| 2007 | 286 | +0.09% |
| 2012 | 263 | −1.66% |
| 2017 | 252 | −0.85% |
| 2023 | 242 | −0.67% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Resources and production
[edit]Local and daily life
[edit]- Education: Nettancourt has its own primary school.
- Shops: 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
[edit]"Nettancourt" appears in 1179. It should be a name of a man + curtius (lat.).
The name should be a male German one.[5]
"Nettancourt" is also an aristocratic family name (see Famous people from Nettancourt).
History
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
Notable people
[edit]See also
[edit]- Communes of the Meuse department (en)
- Roman roads (en)
- Voie romaine Reims-Metz (French)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Nettancourt, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Nettancourt (Meuse) - Fiche - Quid.fr". Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
External links
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- Personal page about Nettancourt(French)
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