Nossoncourt

Nossoncourt
Nossoncourt

Coordinates: 48°24′00″N 6°40′23″E / 48.4°N 6.6731°E / 48.4; 6.6731Coordinates: 48°24′00″N 6°40′23″E / 48.4°N 6.6731°E / 48.4; 6.6731
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Épinal
Canton Rambervillers
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Bailly
Area1 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 106
 • Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 88333 / 88700
Elevation 267–371 m (876–1,217 ft)
(avg. 270 m or 890 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.

Nossoncourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

History

Nossoncourt was a lordship and the local capital or a territory which also included the modern communes of Anglemont, Bazien, Sainte-Barbe, Ménil-sur-Belvitte, Ménarmont et Xaffévillers.

According to a title document dated 1345 it was one of the earliest fiefs belonging to the Bishopric of Metz.

The Thirty Years War brought destruction to many villages in the contested territories between France and The Empire. Nossoncourt was destroyed by a Swedish army in 1635, the Swedes being at that point allies of the French and enemies of the Dukes of Lorraine.

During the twentieth century wars the village was again the scene of violent fighting notably in 1914 and in the Autumn/Fall of 1944.

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