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.
s of Nettancourt :
StartEndName
19711987Mr. Bernard VILLANFIN
19872001Mrs Colette CHEVALLIER
20012014Mr. Christophe ANTOINE

Current administrative team:

Elections
DayElectionRegistered votersParticipation
2002/April/21Presidential elections
222
65,77 %
2002/May/05Presidential elections
222
77,93 %
2004/June/13European elections
227
49,34 %
2007/April/22Presidential elections
239
81,17 %
2007/May/06Presidential elections
239
82,01 %

Demography

2007 last census:
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, :fr:Fête patronale|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

Nettancourt is close to a famous Roman road. Archaeological Gallo-Roman remains were found in the area.
Nettancourt is an old fief belonging to Champagne.
A Protestant community lived in the village between 1561 and 1685, protected by the lords of Nettancourt, converted to Calvinism.
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 :
Sacred architecture :
Place of interest :