Nettancourt

Nettancourt
Commune
Roman road
Coat of arms
Location of Nettancourt
Nettancourt Nettancourt
Coordinates:48°52′33″N4°56′37″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
Area 1	11.45 km2(4.42 sq mi)
Population (2021)	241
• Density	21/km2(55/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)
1French 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 acommunein theMeusedepartmentinGrand Estin north-easternFrance.

Geography

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

• Elevation: 135–187 metres (443–614 ft)
• Residents: Nettancourtois (male), Nettancourtoises (female).
• Land Area: 11.45 square kilometres (4.42 sq mi)
• Nearestcommune:Noyers-Auzécourt,Sommeilles
• Nearest big city:Bar-le-Duc.

Administration

Mayorsof Nettancourt:

Start	End	Name
1971	1987	Bernard Villanfin
1987	2001	Colette Chevallier
2001	2020	Christophe Antoine
2020	2026	Michel Basset

Demography

Historical population

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%
Source: INSEE

Population structure in 2017:

• Men (51.6%) Women (48.4%)
• Population between 0 and 19: 17.5%
• Population between 20 and 64: 56.7%
• Population over 65: 25.8%

Resources and production

• Cereals
• Livestockfarming

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 anaristocraticfamily name (seeFamous people from Nettancourt).

History

• Antiquity:

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

• Middle Ages:

Nettancourt is an oldfiefbelonging toChampagne.

• 17th century - 18th century:

AProtestantcommunity lived in the village between 1561 and 1685, protected by the lords of Nettancourt, converted toCalvinism.

• 20th century:

Nettancourt suffers a lot from theFirst 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 thewar memorial,mobilized at the beginning of the war. They fought bravely to liberate their home.

Tourist places and monuments

Secular architecture:

• Castleof Nettancourt, built again in the 19th century.
• Castleof 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-RemiChurch: 15th century, restored at the 16th century and in 1708: naves, apses, gate (1650), vault (1856).
• Saint-Jean-Baptistechapel: ancient Protestant church, built in 1561, it became catholic after the revocation of theEdict of Nantes.It was built again in 1884.

Place of interest:

• Shore of theChée
• Area of the church
• Pond of the mill inSommeilles
• Hood

Notable people

• François Joseph Henri de Nettancourt-Vaubécourt d’Haussonville,bishop ofMontauban
• Louis-Claude de Nettancourt-Haussonville

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department(en)
• Roman roads(en)
• Voie romaine Reims-Metz(French)

External links

• Personal page about Nettancourt(French)