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Rocroi (French pronunciation: ​[ʁɔkʁwa]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

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Rocroi
Commune
A general view of Rocroi
Coat of arms
Location of Rocroi
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Coordinates: 49°55′34″N 4°31′20″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Rocroi
Intercommunality	Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Binet
Area 1	50.41 km2 (19.46 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	2,283
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08367 /08230
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The central area is a notable surviving example of a Star Fort.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 3,260 —     1800 2,846 −12.7% 1806 3,008 +5.7% 1821 3,501 +16.4% 1831 3,173 −9.4% 1836 3,232 +1.9% 1841 3,780 +17.0% 1846 3,590 −5.0% 1851 3,765 +4.9% 1866 2,998 −20.4% 1872 2,281 −23.9% 1876 2,381 +4.4% 1881 2,977 +25.0% 1886 3,172 +6.6% 1891 2,265 −28.6% 1896 2,193 −3.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 2,176 −0.8% 1906 2,116 −2.8% 1911 2,256 +6.6% 1921 2,127 −5.7% 1926 2,442 +14.8% 1931 2,436 −0.2% 1936 2,250 −7.6% 1946 1,969 −12.5% 1954 2,348 +19.2% 1962 2,870 +22.2% 1968 2,997 +4.4% 1975 2,911 −2.9% 1982 2,789 −4.2% 1990 2,555 −8.4% 1999 2,420 −5.3% 2008 2,386 −1.4%

History

Rocroi was fortified by Francis I of France and expanded by Henry II of France. Because of its strategic location in the north of France it changed hands a number of times during wars. It is best known for the Battle of Rocroi in 1643. In the 1670s the fortifications were re-modelled by the French engineer Vauban.[2]

In 1815, two months after the Battle of Waterloo, the town was taken by Prussian and British forces (on 16 August).

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department
• List of bastion forts

References

External links

• Webpage about the fortifications of Rocroi

На других языках

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[de] Rocroi

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- [en] Rocroi

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[ru] Рокруа

Рокруа (фр. Rocroi) — коммуна на северо-востоке Франции, на границе с Бельгией. Регион Шампань — Арденны, департаменте Арденны. Входит в состав кантона Рокруа. Округ коммуны — Шарлевиль-Мезьер.

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