Angecourt is a

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in the Ardennes department in the

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region of northern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Dadas'' The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''.

Geography

Angecourt is located some 8 km south-east of Sedan and 7 km north-west of Mouzon. Access to the commune is by road D6 from

Remilly-Aillicourt Remilly-Aillicourt is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes co ...

in the north-east which passes through the commune and the village and continues to Haraucourt in the south-west. About half of the commune in the south and east is forested with the rest farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Ennemane'' flows through the commune from south-west to north-east to join the ''Coupure de Remilly'' at Remilly-Aillicourt.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

*From 1560 to 1642 Angecourt was part of the

Principality of Sedan The Principality of Sedan (French: ''Principauté de Sedan'') was an independent Protestant state centered on the Château de Sedan (now the city of Sedan) in the Ardennes. It was ruled by the Prince of Sedan (''prince de Sedan''), who belong ...

. * Battle of Sedan (1940)

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Population

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

A Spinning Mill at 15 Rue du Chateau (19th century) is registered as an historical monument.

Religious heritage

*The Church of Saint Médard contains a Funeral Plaque of Nicolas des Oudet (18th century) which is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy