Abaucourt

Abaucourt is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.

Geography

One arrives in Abaucourt by the D45 by way of Nomeny or by Létricourt. 2.6 km separates it from Nomeny and region 15 of Pont-à-Mousson.

History

Etymology of the name:

Names ending in "court" come from the Latin "cortis", which indicated a farmyard. The name is applied to the farm itself, around which the village formed. Consequently, the etymology of the word Abaucourt could be considered as such :

Various titles from the 12th century mention Abaucourt and the court and estate of Vitrimont that depended on this village : one or the other belonged to Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Neuwiller-lès-Saverne, Alsace. This it is attested by a papal bull issued by Pope Alexander III in 1178 where the church of Abaucourt was listed as property belonging to the abbey.
Razing as a result of World War I

Population

Inhabitants are called Abaucourtois in French.

Sights

Estate purchased for the Duke de Lorraine in 1562. Destroyed during the Thirty Years War.
Château de Vintremont destroyed after 1842.

Religious buildings

Church rebuilt in 1918

Civil buildings

Town hall
School