Jeandelaincourt

Jeandelaincourt
Commune

Jeandelaincourt
Location within Grand Est region Jeandelaincourt
Coordinates: 48°50′38″N 6°14′34″E / 48.8439°N 6.2428°E / 48.8439; 6.2428Coordinates: 48°50′38″N 6°14′34″E / 48.8439°N 6.2428°E / 48.8439; 6.2428
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Entre Seille et Meurthe
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Seille et Mauchère
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Philippe Joly
Area¹	4.47 km² (1.73 sq mi)
Population (2010)²	769
• Density	170/km² (450/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	54276 /54114
Elevation	192–298 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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Jeandelaincourt 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.^[1]
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 of Jeandelaincourt
(Source: INSEE^[2])
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2010
Population	809	874	768	717	668	665	721	769
From the year 1968 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Monuments and sites

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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.^[3]

References

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Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

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