Rocroi
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Commune of Rocroi View of Rocroi |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 04° 31' 20" E |
| Latitude | 49° 55' 34" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Rocroi |
| Mayor | Michel Sobanska (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | m–m (avg. 385 m) |
| Land area¹ | 50.41 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2420 |
| - Density (1999) | 48/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08367/ 08230 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Rocroi is a commune in the French Ardennes.
The center was a fortified city, the walls of which are in the shape of a stylised star. The Battle of Rocroi was fought here.
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