Rocroi
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Rocroi | |
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Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Ardennes |
Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
Canton | Rocroi |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Sobanska |
Area 1 | 50.41 km2 (19.46 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | 2,386 |
• Density | 47/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 is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
The center was a fortified city, the walls of which are in the shape of a stylised star.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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% |
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.
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