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Rocroi
Commune
A general view of Rocroi
Coat of arms
Location of Rocroi
Rocroi Show map of France Rocroi Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°55?34?N 4°31?20?E / 49.9261°N 4.5222°E / 49.9261; 4.5222Coordinates: 49°55?34?N 4°31?20?E / 49.9261°N 4.5222°E / 49.9261; 4.5222
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Rocroi
Government
o Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Sobanska
Area 1	50.41 km2 (19.46 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	2,330
o Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
o Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Rocroi is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

The central area is a notable surviving example of a Star Fort.

Population

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. In the 1670s the fortifications were re-modelled by the French engineer Vauban.^[2]

In 1815, two months after the Battle of Waterloo, the town was taken by Prussian and British forces (on 16 August).

Rocroi seen from the air shows its defensive structure

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department
• List of bastion forts

References

External links

• Webpage about the fortifications of Rocroi

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