The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders
  Synonym: battle of Rocroi

Commune of Rocroi View of Rocroi
Location
Coordinates	49° 55' 34" N 04° 31' 20" E
Administration
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	48/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
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: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

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.

External links

• Webpage about the fortifications of Rocroi

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