Landrecies
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Landrecies |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Mormal et Maroilles |
| Mayor | Bernard Delva (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 110–179 m (360–587 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
| Land area1 | 21.70 km2 (8.38 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,858 (1999) |
| - Density | 178 /km2 (460 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59331/ 59550 |
| Website | http://www.landrecies.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°07′29″N 3°41′22″E / 50.1248°N 3.6895°E
Landrecies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is the site of a skirmish between the British I Corps under Douglas Haig and the German Fifth Army on 25 August 1914.
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Landrecies is the hometown of former Tour de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc.
It is the birthplace of Joseph Francois Dupleix, well known as the conqueror of India for the King Louix IV, king of France.
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