Rocroi
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Commune of Rocroi |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Rocroi |
| Mayor | Michel Sobanska (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 385 m (avg.) |
| Land area¹ | 50.41 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2420 |
| - Density | 48/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 08367/ 08230 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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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. The Battle of Rocroi was fought here.
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