Landrecies

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Landrecies
Commune
The town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Landrecies
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Coordinates: 50°07′29″N 3°41′22″E / 50.1248°N 3.6895°E / 50.1248; 3.6895
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
Area 1	21.70 km2 (8.38 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Highest elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Lowest elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2023)	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
Website	landrecies.com
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.

History

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

Heraldry

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

People

• 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

• Communes of the Nord department

References

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