Jeandelaincourt

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Jeandelaincourt

(2020–2026) Philippe Joly^[1]Area

4.47 km² (1.73 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

786 • Density180/km² (460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

54276 /54114

Elevation192–298 m (630–978 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jeandelaincourt (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃dlɛ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

Geography

The village is situated at the foot of Mont Saint Jean (407m), 32 km North-east of Nancy.
A natural path of discovery and a dashing pond located on the village.

History

First tracks in 1090 under the name "Godelincourt", the village has a succession of several lords before finally Jeandelaincourt name in reference to the last lord named Jean.^[3]
Before installing the slate factory in 1893 the village was rural.
Damage during the war 1914-1918
Heavily damaged by the fighting in September 1944.

Demography

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	874	—
1975	768	−1.83%
1982	717	−0.98%
1990	668	−0.88%
1999	665	−0.05%
2007	737	+1.29%
2012	803	+1.73%
2017	811	+0.20%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Monuments and sites

Gallo-Roman discoveries on Mount Saint Jean.
Castles (or fortified houses) 14th/17th centuries. (see photos)

-Fortified-House "The Horgne" is an imposing building (now farm) which has a simple facade and a round tower on the back. It is located below the High Street at a place called "The Horgne".

-The second fortified-house is located high above the village, not far from the church. It has a facade with lattice windows and walled, above the front door, the date "1318" inscribed on the coat of arms of the lords of Jeandelaincourt. This one was also equipped with a round tower, now destroyed

Some nice houses 19th Louis Adt Avenue.
Church 14th century (Romanesque tower).
Jeandelaincourt is known beyond the borders for his slate factory closed a few years ago.^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Page_d'accueil". Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ http://www.sites.google.com/site/jeandelaincourt/la-tuilerie ^{[bare URL]}