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.

Elevation:
Residents : Nettancourtois, Nettancourtoises.
Land Area :
Nearest commune : Noyers-Auzécourt, Sommeilles
Nearest big city : Bar-le-Duc.

Administration

Mayors of Nettancourt :

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

Demography

Population structure in 2017:

Men Women
Population between 0 and 19: 17.5%
Population between 20 and 64: 56.7%
Population over 65 : 25.8%

Resources and production

Cereals
Livestock farming

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.
The name should be a male German one.
"Nettancourt" is also an aristocratic family name.

History

Antiquity :

Nettancourt is close to a famous Roman road. Archaeological Gallo-Roman remains 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. 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.
Grande-rue : low-relief depicting Saint Hubert's legend.
Farm, 5-7 rue de l'Orme.

Sacred architecture :

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

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