Juvrecourt
Juvrecourt is a commune with 66 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Meurthe -et -Moselle in the Lorraine region. Administratively it belongs to the district Luneville and Canton Arracourt. She is also a member of the local association was founded in 1998 Pays du Sânon.
Geography
Juvrecourt is located at 240 m above sea level, about 20 kilometers north of the town of Luneville and about 30 km east-northeast of the city of Nancy. In the north the territory of the municipality is bordered by the Moselle department.
The municipality covers a portion of the Loutre Noire valley. North and south of Talbereiches the terrain gradually rises. In the northwest, the terrain passes dorsal skin of the Monts and the large forest area Domaniale Forêt de Bezange -la-Grande on the Seilletal. Except for a small forest in the north ( Bois Saint- Piemont ) the municipality area is characterized by large areas of arable land.
Neighboring communities of Juvrecourt are Moyenvic in the north, Xanrey in the east, Bezange -la -Petite in the southeast ( point of contact ), Réchicourt -la -Petite in the south, southeast, and Arracourt in Vic- sur -Seille in the northwest.
History
The place name probably comes from the Gallic Gabros ( = goat) with the frequent addition of court (Latin curtis for yard ). He has changed over the centuries by Givricourt ( 1152 ) on Geveroucourt ( 1178 ), Gievrecourt, Gyevrecourt, Gieuvercourt ( 1476 ), Gieuvrecourt ( 1553) and Givrecourt (1600) to the present Juvrecourt ..
The community leads the former coats of arms of Aubertin family, the Lords of Bathelémont and Juvrecourt. The coat of arms was added to a silver cross on a blue background; it refers to the local Exaltation of the Cross Church.
The village Juvrecourt was from 1871 to 1914 on the border of the German Reich. Before the Franco-German War it belonged to the canton of Vic- sur- seille. After the Treaty of Frankfurt was created from the southern part of the canton of the new Canton Arracourt which remained in France and which also Juvrecourt heard.
Demographics
Attractions
In the Exaltation of the Cross Church ( Église de l' exaltation de la Sainte Croix ), a 88 cm high Pietà is made of wood. This sculpture dates from around 1510 and is attributed to a pupil of Tilman Riemenschneider. It is classified as a monument historique.
Economy and infrastructure
Still Agriculture plays a significant role in Juvrecourt.
In the northern neighboring community Moyenvic the highways meet in Luneville, Sarrebourg, Metz and Nancy.