Rocroi (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkʁwa]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

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Rocroi
Commune
A general view of Rocroi
Coat of arms
Location of Rocroi
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Coordinates: 49°55′34″N 4°31′20″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Rocroi
Intercommunality	Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Binet[1]
Area 1	50.41 km2 (19.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,259
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• 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.

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The central area is a notable surviving example of a bastion fort.

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.^[5]

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

• Communes of the Ardennes department
• List of bastion forts