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Azincourt

Azincourt
Site of the battle of Agincourt
Site of the battle of Agincourt
Coat of arms of Azincourt
Coat of arms
Azincourt is located in France
Azincourt
Azincourt
Coordinates: 50°28′N 2°08′E / 50.46°N 2.13°E / 50.46; 2.13Coordinates: 50°28′N 2°08′E / 50.46°N 2.13°E / 50.46; 2.13
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Canton Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality 7 Vallées Comm
Government
 • Mayor (2014–) Nicola Pocolet
Area1 8.46 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 302
 • Density 36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 62066 /62310
Elevation 100–142 m (328–466 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Azincourt (French pronunciation: ​[azɛ̃kuʁ]; historically, Agincourt /ˈæʒɪnkʊr/ in English) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

It is named after the Battle of Agincourt of 1415 which took place here.

Situated 12 miles (19 kilometres) north-west of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise on the D71 road between Hesdin and Fruges

The toponym is attested as Aisincurt in 1175, derived from a Germanic masculine name Aizo, Aizino and the early Northern French word curt 'farm with a courtyard' (Late Latin cortem). It has no etymological connection in French with Agincourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle (attested as Egincourt 875), which is derived from another Germanic male name *Ingin-. The battle was named after the a nearby castle called Azincourt. The modern settlement has in turn been named after the battle in the 17th century.

Azincourt is famous as being near 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, which has gone down in English history as the Battle of Agincourt. According to M. Forrest, the French knights were so encumbered by their armour that they were exhausted even before the start of the battle.


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