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Rocroi |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Rocroi |
| Mayor | Michel Sobanska (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 50.41 km² (19.46 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,386 (2008) |
| - Density | 47 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°55′34″N 4°31′20″E / 49.9261°N 4.5222°E
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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| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1866 |
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| Population | 3260 | 2846 | 3008 | 3501 | 3173 | 3232 | 3780 | 3590 | 3765 | 2998 |
| Year | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 |
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| Population | 2281 | 2381 | 2977 | 3172 | 2265 | 2193 | 2176 | 2116 | 2256 | 2127 |
| Year | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 |
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| Population | 2442 | 2436 | 2250 | 1969 | 2348 | 2870 | 2997 | 2911 | 2789 | 2555 |
| Year | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2420 | 2386 |
Rocroi was fortified by Francis I of France and expanded by Henry II of France.
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