Landrecies

Landrecies
Landrecies
	Commune
	The town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Landrecies
	Landrecies Landrecies
	Coordinates: 50°07′29″N 3°41′22″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du pays de Mormal
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Didier Leblond
Area 1	21.70 km2 (8.38 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	3,483
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	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	http://www.landrecies.fr
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Landrecies (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, which resulted in the death of Archer Windsor-Clive, the first first-class cricketer to fall in World War I.

Arms of Landrecies	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

Landrecies is the hometown of former Tour de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc.

It is the birthplace of Joseph François Dupleix, known as the conqueror of India for Louis XIV, king of France.

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