Rocroi

Coordinates: 49°55′34″N 4°31′20″E / 49.9261°N 4.5222°E

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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 / 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 (2021)^[2]	2,259
• 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:

Ardennes department in northern France

The central area is a notable surviving example of a bastion fort.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	3,260	—
1800	2,846	−1.92%
1806	3,008	+0.93%
1821	3,501	+1.02%
1831	3,173	−0.98%
1836	3,232	+0.37%
1841	3,780	+3.18%
1846	3,590	−1.03%
1851	3,765	+0.96%
1866	2,998	−1.51%
1872	2,281	−4.45%
1876	2,381	+1.08%
1881	2,977	+4.57%
1886	3,172	+1.28%
1891	2,265	−6.51%
1896	2,193	−0.64%
1901	2,176	−0.16%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	2,116	−0.56%
1911	2,256	+1.29%
1921	2,127	−0.59%
1926	2,442	+2.80%
1931	2,436	−0.05%
1936	2,250	−1.58%
1946	1,969	−1.33%
1954	2,348	+2.22%
1962	2,870	+2.54%
1968	2,997	+0.72%
1975	2,911	−0.42%
1982	2,789	−0.61%
1990	2,555	−1.09%
1999	2,420	−0.60%
2007	2,376	−0.23%
2012	2,409	+0.28%
2017	2,330	−0.66%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

History

Rocroi was fortified by

Vauban.^[5]

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

Rocroi seen from the air shows its defensive structure

See also

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rocroi, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Rocroi, Réseau des sites majeurs de Vauban

External links

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Webpage about the fortifications of Rocroi

Communes of the Ardennes department

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