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 (lat.).
The name should be a male German one.[5]
"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.
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
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).
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.
