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Rocroi | |
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 A general view of Rocroi | |
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Location of Rocroi  | |
  Rocroi  Rocroi | |
| Coordinates:49°55′34″N4°31′20″E / 49.9261°N 4.5222°E /49.9261; 4.5222 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Rocroi |
| Intercommunality | Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Denis Binet[1] |
Area 1 | 50.41 km2 (19.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,256 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08367 /08230 |
| Elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rocroi (French pronunciation:[ʁɔkʁwa]) is acommune in theArdennesdepartment in northernFrance.
The central area is a notable surviving example of abastion fort.
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Rocroi was fortified byFrancis I of France and expanded byHenry 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 theBattle of Rocroi in 1643. In the 1670s the fortifications were re-modelled by the French engineerVauban.[5]
In 1815, two months after theBattle of Waterloo, the town wastaken by Prussian and British forces (on 16 August).
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