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Nettancourt

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

Geography

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

Administration

Mayors of Nettancourt :

Demography

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

Local and daily life

Education : Nettancourt has its own primary school. <br>Shop : Bakery, hotel and restaurant, automobile repair shop, ... <br>Associations : Go Elan <br>Celebrations: local/community holiday : second or third Sunday of July, : June, the 24th. <br>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.<br> "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

<br>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).

<br>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.

<br>Place of interest :

Notable people

See also

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