Mattaincourt

Mattaincourt
Commune
The church in Mattaincourt
Coat of arms
Location of Mattaincourt
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Coordinates: 48°16′47″N 6°08′01″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Épinal
Canton	Mirecourt
Intercommunality	CC Mirecourt Dompaire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Vinot
Area 1	5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	800
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	88292 /88500
Elevation	267–375 m (876–1,230 ft) (avg. 284 m or 932 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mattaincourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Inhabitants are called Mattaincurtiens.

Geography

Mattaincourt lies on the southern part of the Lorraine Plateau, in a wooded area of gentle hills known as the Vôge. It is some 15 kilometres (9 mi) to the east-northeast of Vittel and 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Épinal. The River Madon flows through the commune on its way north to join the Moselle River near Nancy.

History

Etymology

The name Mattaincourt is a latinate one which comes from Martin Court, or the domain (Latin "curtis") of Martin. The Martin in question must have been part of the local Gallo-Roman establishment: the neighbouring village of Hymont is believed to have belonged to a Frank named Hindonis. The course of the Roman road connecting Langres with Metz runs through the commune a short distance to the west and north of the village where part of it doubles as the modern departmental road connecting Mattaincourt with the village of Mirecourt, beyond Hymont to the north.

Manufacturing

The waters of the Madon were formerly used for linen fulling (producing). Raw materials were purchased at the markets of Frankfurt or Strasbourg, and the linen cloth produced was sold not just in Savoy, but also in Burgundy, Switzerland and even in Flanders. The drapers of Mattaincourt, Mirecourt and Poussay formed themselves into a single grouping which became a commercially powerful corporation: the weavers' mark appeared on each item of cloth. The figure "4" which can still be seen on some of the doorways in the village is said to be the drapers' mark.

Personalities

Pierre Fourier (30 November 1565 - 9 December 1640), a leading apostle of the counter-reformation, was the parish priest responsible for Mattaincourt for two decades from 1597 (some source state 1595).

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department