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Commune in Grand Est, France
Angecourt
Commune
Angecourt villageAngecourt village
Coat of arms of AngecourtCoat of arms
Location of Angecourt
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Coordinates: 49°38′06″N 4°58′47″E / 49.635°N 4.9797°E / 49.635; 4.9797
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementSedan
CantonVouziers
IntercommunalityPortes du Luxembourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédérique Kretzmeyer Zaltani
Area3.73 km (1.44 sq mi)
Population386
 • Density100/km (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code08013 /08450
Elevation161–307 m (528–1,007 ft)
(avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Angecourt (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʒkuʁ]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

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 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.

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

Places adjacent to Angecourt
Noyers-Pont-Maugis Bazeilles Remilly-Aillicourt
Angecourt Amblimont
Haraucourt Autrecourt-et-Pourron

History

Heraldry

Arms of Angecourt
Arms of Angecourt
 The official status of the blazon remains to be determined

Blazon:
Azure, a chevron of Or accompanied in chief at dexter a horsehead regardant, at sinister two annulets interlaced, at nombril point a mullet of six points pierced, all of Argent.



Administration

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List of Successive Mayors

From To Name
2001 2020 Jean-Claude Philippe
2020 Current Frédérique Kretzmeyer Zaltani

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Dadas in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 416—    
1975 397−0.67%
1982 407+0.36%
1990 359−1.56%
1999 350−0.28%
2007 335−0.55%
2012 401+3.66%
2017 392−0.45%
Source: INSEE
The Town Hall

Culture and heritage

The Church of Saint Médard

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.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Angecourt in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  4. Google Maps
  5. List of Mayors of France
  6. Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA08000311 Spinning Mill (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000023 Funeral Plaque of Nicolas des Oudet (in French)

External links

Communes of the Ardennes department
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