Abaucourt
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| Coordinates: 48°53′52″N 6°15′31″E / 48.8978°N 6.2586°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Entre Seille et Meurthe |
| Intercommunality | Seille et Grand Couronné |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | David Renkes[1] |
Area 1 | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 330 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Abaucourtois, Abaucourtoises |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54001 /54610 |
| Elevation | 182–235 m (597–771 ft) (avg. 192 m or 630 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Abaucourt (French pronunciation: [abokuʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Geography
One arrives in Abaucourt by the D45 by way of Nomeny (by the west) or by Létricourt (by the southwest). 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 :
- Ab (preposition) = "of a different place"
- Ad (preposition) = "at, towards, around"
- Cortem, Cortis = "of the court, farm, property"
- Various titles from the 12th century (originated in the archives of the college of Fénétrange) 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
Administration
| Election Date | Name |
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| 1988–2001 | Etienne Messin |
| 2001–2008 | Hervé Mazzoli |
| 2008–2020 | Christophe Fieutelot |
| 2020–Current | David Renkes |
Population
Inhabitants are called Abaucourtois in French.
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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
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Abaucourt, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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