Angecourt

Angecourt 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.

History

From 1560 to 1642 Angecourt was part of the Principality of Sedan.
Battle of Sedan (1940)

Administration

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.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

A Spinning Mill at 15 Rue du Chateau is registered as an historical monument.

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Médard contains a Funeral Plaque of Nicolas des Oudet which is registered as an historical object.