Abaucourt () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle

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in northeastern France. As of 2019, Abaucourt has a population of 296. Inhabitants are called ''Abaucourtois''.

Geography

One arrives in Abaucourt by the D45 by way of

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(by the west) or by

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(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

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) mention Abaucourt and the court and estate of Vitrimont that depended on this village : one or the other belonged to Abbey Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Neuwiller-lès-Saverne in

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. This it is attested by a papal bull issued by

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in 1178 where the church of Abaucourt was listed as property belonging to the abbey. * Razing as a result of World War I

Administration

Population

Sights

* Estate purchased for the Duke de Lorraine in 1562. Destroyed during the

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. * Château de Vintremont destroyed after 1842.

Religious buildings

* Church rebuilt in 1918

Civil buildings

* Town hall * School

References

External links

Photography of Abaucourt

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