Azincourt

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For other uses of Agincourt, see Agincourt.

Coordinates: 50°28′38″N 2°05′55″E / 50.4772222222, 2.09861111111

Administration
Commune of Azincourt
Azincourt

Location

Time Zone	CET (GMT +1)
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Le Parcq
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Canche Ternoise
Mayor	Bernard Boulet (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	100 m–142 m
Land area^¹	8.46 km²
Population^² (2005)	286
- Density	32/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62066/ 62310
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Azincourt (historically, Agincourt in English) is a village commune of France, situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Population
4 Places of interest
5 See also
6 External links
7 References

[edit] Geography

Situated 12 miles (20km) north-west of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise on the D71 road.

[edit] History

Azincourt is famous as the site of the battle fought on 25 October 1415 in which the army led by King Henry V of England defeated the forces led by Charles d'Albret on behalf of Charles VI of France, and recorded in English history as the Battle of Agincourt.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2005
213	220	210	228	250	276	286
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] 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 However, this has now been replaced by a more professional exhibition space incorporating laser, video, slide shows, audio commentaries, and some interactive elements.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 many longbows famously deployed at the battle by King Henry's archers.
The village holds a festival in every other year, commemorating the battle and featuring various stalls and displays. The latest was held on July 21 through July 22, 2007^[1].