- Azincourt
French commune
nomcommune=Azincourt
native_name=Azincourt
common_name= Agincourt
time zone = CET (GMT +1)
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Montreuil-sur-Mer
canton=Le Parcq
intercomm=Canche Ternoise
mayor= Bernard Boulet
mandat=2001-2008
insee=62066
cp=62310
longitude=2.09861111111
latitude=50.4772222222
area=8.46
alt mini=100
alt maxi=142 m
date-population=2005
population=286
date-density=1999
density=32|Azincourt (historically, Agincourt in English) is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais department in northernFrance .Geography
Situated 12 miles (20km) north-west of
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise on the D71 road.History
Azincourt is famous as the site of the battle fought on
25 October 1415 in which the army led by KingHenry V of England defeated the forces led byCharles d'Albret on behalf ofCharles VI of France , and recorded in English history as theBattle of Agincourt .Population
Places of interest
The original battlefield museum in the village featured model knights made out of
Action Man figures. However, this has now been replaced by a more professional exhibition space incorporating laser, video, slide shows, audio commentaries, and some interactive elements. The museum building is shaped like one of the manylongbow s famously deployed at the battle by King Henry'sarcher s.
The village holds a festival in every other year, commemorating the battle and featuring various stalls and displays. The latest was held onJuly 21 throughJuly 22 2007 [ [http://www.azincourt-alliance.org.uk/ Azincourt Alliance] ] .Azincourt is twinned with the English village of
Middleham inNorth Yorkshire .ee also
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Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62066&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Azincourt on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Azincourt Azincourt on the Quid website] frReferences
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