| Nettancourt | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Armoiries de Nettancourt.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton: | Revigny-sur-Ornain |
| Insee: | 55378 |
| Postal Code: | 55800 |
| Mayor: | Michel Basset[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC du Pays de Revigny-sur-Ornain |
| Coordinates: | 48.8758°N 4.9436°W |
| Elevation M: | 175 |
| Elevation Min M: | 135 |
| Elevation Max M: | 187 |
| Area Km2: | 11.45 |
Nettancourt (in French pronounced as /nɛtɑ̃kuʁ/) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The village lies on the right bank of the Chée, which flows southward through the eastern part of the commune.
Mayors of Nettancourt :
| Start | End | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1987 | Bernard Villanfin | |
| 1987 | 2001 | Colette Chevallier | |
| 2001 | 2020 | Christophe Antoine | |
| 2020 | 2026 | Michel Basset |
Population structure in 2017:
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.
"Nettancourt" appears in 1179. It should be a name of a man + curtius (lat.).The name should be a male German one.[2]
"Nettancourt" is also an aristocratic family name (see Famous people from Nettancourt).
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.
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 (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.
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