Landrecies

Coordinates: 50°07′29″N 3°41′22″E / 50.1248°N 3.6895°E / 50.1248; 3.6895
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Landrecies
Commune
The town hall
The town hall
Coat of arms of Landrecies
Coat of arms
Location of Landrecies
Map
Landrecies is located in France
Landrecies
Landrecies
Landrecies is located in Hauts-de-France
Landrecies
Landrecies
Coordinates: 50°07′29″N 3°41′22″E / 50.1248°N 3.6895°E / 50.1248; 3.6895
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAvesnes-sur-Helpe
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du pays de Mormal
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Didier Leblond
Area
1
21.70 km2 (8.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
3,435
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
DemonymLandreciens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59331 /59550
Elevation110–179 m (361–587 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
Websitehttp://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.

Landrecies (Dutch:Landeschie) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

History

In 1543, Landrecies was besieged by English and Imperial forces, who were repulsed by the French defenders. In 1794, it was besieged by Dutch forces, who captured it. It was the site of a skirmish between the British I Corps under Douglas Haig and the German First Army on 25 August 1914, which resulted in the death of Archer Windsor-Clive, the first first-class cricketer to fall in World War I.

Heraldry

Arms of Landrecies
Arms of Landrecies
 The arms of Landrecies are blazoned :
Azure, a triple towered castle open Or, on a base 3 medals on the colours of their respective ribbons 1: Croix de Guerre 1914-1918; 2: a Légion d'honneur; and 3: a Croix de Guerre 1939-1945



People

Landrecies is the hometown of former Tour de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc.

It is the birthplace of Joseph François Dupleix, known as the conqueror of India for Louis XIV, king of France.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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