Mattaincourt

Mattaincourt is a common French, located in the department of the the Vosges and the area Lorraine.

Its inhabitants is called Mattaincurtiens.

Geography

Mattaincourt is located at the south of the Lorraine plate in the part of hills and forests which one calls Vôge “”. The village is crossed by the Madon, a peaceful river which will join the the Moselle downstream from Toul.

History

The name of Mattaincourt comes from Martin Court, or the field (of Latin " curtis") of Martin. This Martin Gallo-Roman whereas Hymont, the close village, was to belong to a Franc, was undoubtedly named Hindonis. The Roman way, of Langres to Metz, today practicable way in the North-West of the village, constitutes for a share the main roads of Mattaincourt at the city close to Mirecourt.

Formerly, water of Madon was used for the pressing of cloth. One bought wools with Frankfurt or with Strasbourg and cloth was sold not only in Savoy, but still in Burgundy, Switzerland and as far as Flanders. The clothiers of Mattaincourt, Mirecourt, Poussay, were gathered in a powerful corporation. On each fabric part the mark of the tisserands was affixed. One can still see, on one or the other carries, in Mattaincourt, the “4 of figure”, which one said being that of the clothiers.

Curiosities

The basilica Saint-Pierre-Fourier

The Saint-Pierre-Fourier museum

In the shade of the basilica, close to the " well of the miracle" , the museum shelters in the old presbytery which was that of saint Pierre Fourier of 1597 to 1632.

In top of the perron, its room kept this time " the alcove chambre" , although the woodworks were replaced with the XVIII° century. Are contemporary of saint Pierre Fourier: the floor, ceramics of the chimney, beams, walls of stone…

At side are gathered:

rare vestiges of the old church which was that of the Fourier priest: keystone, capitals and a top of furnace bridge of the XVIII° century;
a bell of the hospital of Mattaincourt which was founded at the end of the XVIII° century, partly on a donation by heritage of a nephew of saint Pierre Fourier.

With the upper floor, it is the museum itself, under a superb frame remade in 1988 with way XVII° century by a Vosgean master carpenter.

The site of the first school

It is there that sister Alix the Clerk returned in 1609 after a long stay to Nancy to base another house there (= house a little further the presbytery, on the same pavement in direction of Hymont

The yellow Convent

On the other side of the basilica St Pierre Fourier, a house bought of living of Alix the Clerk, altered in 1720 (see the porch with the back of the house), then by the Baillard Brothers, in 1834. The small windows which one sees with the upper floor lit the cells of the Sisters.

The hospital of Mattaincourt

Mentioned since 1461, was recognized officially in 1710, under the term of “Sebastien saint” whom one called upon against the plague.

Administration

Demography

Famous characters

Pierre Fourier (November 30th 1565 - December 9th 1640) is a monk Lorraine Catholique. He was the priest of Mattaincourt starting from 1597.

External bonds

Mattaincourt on the site of the National Geographical Institute
Mattaincourt on the site of INSEE
Mattaincourt on the site of Quid
Localization of Mattaincourt on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Mattaincourt on Mapquest

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