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Landrecies | |
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_Hotel_de_ville_et_statue_Dupleix.jpg) The town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Landrecies | |
  Landrecies Location within France  Landrecies Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°07′29″N 3°41′22″E / 50.1248°N 3.6895°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays de Mormal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Erlem[1] |
Area 1 | 21.70 km2 (8.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,407 |
| • Density | 157.0/km2 (406.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Landreciens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59331 /59550 |
| Elevation | 110–179 m (361–587 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
| Website | landrecies |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Landrecies (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃dʁəsi] ⓘ; Dutch: Landeschie) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
History
[edit]In 1543, Landrecies was besieged by English and Imperial forces, who were repulsed by the French defenders. In 1794, it was besieged by Dutch forces, who captured it. It was the site of a skirmish between the British I Corps under Douglas Haig and the German First Army on 25 August 1914, that resulted in the death of Archer Windsor-Clive, the first first-class cricketer to fall in World War I.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,720 | — |
| 1975 | 4,451 | −0.83% |
| 1982 | 4,146 | −1.01% |
| 1990 | 3,941 | −0.63% |
| 1999 | 3,858 | −0.24% |
| 2007 | 3,663 | −0.65% |
| 2012 | 3,516 | −0.82% |
| 2017 | 3,483 | −0.19% |
| 2023 | 3,407 | −0.37% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Landrecies are blazoned : Azure, a triple towered castle open Or, on a base 3 medals on the colours of their respective ribbons 1: Croix de Guerre 1914-1918; 2: a Légion d'honneur; and 3: a Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
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People
[edit]- hometown of former Tour de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc.
- birthplace of Joseph François Dupleix, known as the conqueror of India for Louis XIV, king of France.
- birthplace of André Bonnaire, mayor of the town who represented the Radical Party in the National Assembly from 1956 to 1958.
See also
[edit]References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landrecies.
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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