Country France Department Nord Population (1999) 3,858 Local time Sunday 10:44 AM | Region Hauts-de-France Canton Landrecies Area 21.7 km² Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
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Intercommunality Pays de Mormal et Maroilles Weather 11°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Landrecies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Map of 59550 Landrecies, France
It is the site of a skirmish between the British I Corps under Douglas Haig and the German First Army on 25 August 1914.
People
Landrecies is the hometown of former Tour de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc.
It is the birthplace of Joseph Francois Dupleix, well known as the conqueror of India for the King Louix XIV, king of France.
References
Landrecies Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA