Compiègne

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Administration

• Compiègne-Nord (with 5 communes)
• Compiègne-Sud-Est (southeast) (with 4 communes)
• Compiègne-Sud-Ouest (southwest) (with 5 communes)

History

665 - Saint Wilfrid

Wilfrid

Wilfrid was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbria nobleman, he entered the religious life as a teenager, studying at Lindisfarne, Canterbury, Gaul and Rome, before returning to Northumbria around 660 to become abbot of a newly founded monastery at Ripon....
 consecrated Bishop of York.

February 888 - Odo, Count of Paris

Odo, Count of Paris

Odo was List of French monarchs . He was a son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and is sometimes referred to as duke of France and also as count of Paris, France....
 and king of the Franks

Franks

The Franks or Frankish people were a West Germanic ethnic group first identified in the 3rd century as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River....
 was crowned in Compiègne.

May 23, 1430 - During the Hundred Years' War

Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne, which was vacant with the extinction of the senior House of Capet line of French kings....
, Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Saint Joan of Arc also known as the Maid of Orleans, is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, claiming divine guidance, and was indirectly responsible for the coronation of Charles VII of Franc...
 was captured by the Burgundians

Burgundians

File:Roman Empire 125.svgThe Burgundians were an East Germanic language Germanic tribes which may have emigrated from mainland Scandinavia to the island of Bornholm, whose old form in Old Norse still was Burgundarholmr , and from there to mainland Europe....
 while attempting to free Compiègne

Siege of Compiègne

The Siege of Compi?gne was Joan of Arc final military action. Her career as a leader ended with her capture during a skirmish outside the town on 23 May 1430....
. They then sold her to the English.

1630 - Marie de' Medici

Marie de' Medici

Marie de' Medici , was queen consort of France. She was the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon branch of the kings of France....
's attempts to displace Richelieu ultimately led to her exile to Compiègne, from where she escaped to Brussels

Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 in 1631.

November 11, 1918 - The Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)

Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)

The armistice treaty between the Allies and German Empire was signed in a railway carriage in Compi?gne Forest on 11 November 1918, and marked the end of the World War I on the Western Front ....
, agreed at Le Francport near Compiègne, ends fighting of World War I

World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....

June 22, 1940 - Another Armistice with France (Second Compiègne)

Armistice with France (Second Compiègne)

The Second Armistice at Compi?gne was signed at 18:50 on 22 June 1940 near Compi?gne, in the department of Oise, between Nazi Germany and France....
 was signed between Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the colloquial English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party , which established a Totalitarianism dictatorship that existed from 1933 to 1945....
 and the defeated France in Le Francport, near Compiègne, in the same place as in 1918, in the same railroad carriage, but with the seats swapped.

1968 - The starting location of the Paris-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix is a one-day professional Road bicycle racing in northern France from Compi?gne to Roubaix, near the Belgian frontier. Famous for rough terrain and cobblestones, it is one of the 'Classic cycle races' or Classics of the European calendar....
 bicycle

Bicycle

The bicycle, bike, or cycle is a pedal-driven, human-powered transport with two bicycle wheel attached to a bicycle frame, one behind the other....
 race was changed from Paris

Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
 to Compiègne.

2004 - The Communauté de Communes de la Région de Compiègne becomes a partner in a European Union INTERREG IIIb project called SAND (see link below)

Historical population

• 1882: 13,393
• 1990: 41,663 (municipal), 44,703 (total)
• 1999: 41,076 (municipal), 44,703 (total), 69,903 (agglomeration), urban (108,234)

Sights

Museums

• Château de Compiègne
  Château de Compiègne
  
  The Ch?teau de Compi?gne is a France ch?teau, a royal residence built for Louis XV of France and restored by Napoleon I of France. Compi?gne was one of three seats of royal government, the others being Palace of Versailles and Ch?teau de Fontainebleau....
   - the castle itself, and museums of the Second French Empire
  Second French Empire
  
  The Second French Empire or Second Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the French Second Republic and the French Third Republic, in France....
  , of of historic figurines and of motoring and tourism within its walls
• Musée Antoine Vivenel
  Musée Antoine Vivenel
  
  The Mus?e Antoine Vivenel is the municipal museum of the city of Compi?gne, located at 2, rue d'Austerlitz, 60200 Compi?gne. It was founded in 1839, following an important gift by Antoine Vivenel....
  

Compiègne Forest

Cycling

Personalities

• Roscellinus
  Roscellinus
  
  Roscellinus, also called Roscelin of Compi?gne or in Latin Roscellinus Compendiensis and Rucelinus , was a France philosopher and theologian, often regarded as the founder of nominalism ....
   (~1050 - ~1122), philosopher and theologian, often regarded as the founder of Nominalism
  Nominalism
  
  Nominalism is a Metaphysics view in philosophy according to which general or abstract terms and Predicate exist but that either Universal or abstract objects, which are sometimes thought to correspond to these terms, do not exist....
  
• Pierre d'Ailly
  Pierre d'Ailly
  
  Pierre d'Ailly , was a France theology, astrologer, and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.D'Ailly was born in Compi?gne. He was affiliated with the College de Navarre, University of Paris, where he taught Jean Gerson and Nicholas of Cl?manges....
   (1350-1420), theologian
  Theology
  
  Theology is the study of the existence or attributes of a deity or gods, or more generally the study of religion or spirituality. It is sometimes contrasted with religious studies: theology is understood as the study of religion from an internal perspective , and religious studies as the study of religion from an external perspective....
   and cardinal
  Cardinal (Catholicism)
  
  A cardinal is a senior Ecclesiology official, usually a Bishop , of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope....
   of the Roman Catholic Church
  Roman Catholic Church
  
  The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
  
• Albert Robida
  Albert Robida
  
  Albert Robida was an illustrator, etcher, lithographer, caricaturist, and novelist.He was born in Compi?gne, France, the son of a carpenter....
   (1848-1926), illustrator, etcher, lithographer, caricaturist, and novelist
• Marcel Tabuteau
  Marcel Tabuteau
  
  Marcel Tabuteau was a French oboist who is generally considered the founder of the American school of oboe playing....
   (1887-1966), Oboist
  Oboist
  
  An oboist is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including cor anglais, oboe d'amore, shawm, and musette.The following is a list of notable professional oboists, with indications when they were/are known better for other professions in their own time....
  , regarded as the founder of American oboe playing.

Twin towns

• Landshut
  Landshut
  
  Landshut is a city in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany, belonging to both Eastern and Southern Bavaria. Situated on the banks of the Isar, Landshut acts is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free state of Bavaria....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  , since 1962
• Huy
  Huy
  
  Huy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Liege . Huy lies along the river Meuse River, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux....
  , Belgium
  Belgium
  
  * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
  , since 1959
• Raleigh
  Raleigh, North Carolina
  
  Raleigh is the Capital of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats of Wake County, North Carolina. Raleigh is known as the ?City of Oaks? for its many oaks....
  , North Carolina
  North Carolina
  
  North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
  , United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  , since 1989
• Kiryat Tivon, Israel
  Israel
  
  Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
  , since 1988
• Arona
  Arona
  
  Arona may refer to:...
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  , since 1962
• Vianden
  Vianden
  
  Vianden is a Communes of Luxembourg with List of cities in Luxembourg in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,500 inhabitants. It is the Capital of the Vianden , which is part of the Diekirch ....
  , Luxembourg
  Luxembourg
  
  Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
  , since 1964
• Shirakawa, Fukushima
  Shirakawa, Fukushima
  
  Shirakawa is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the southern portion of the prefecture.The 2003 estimated population was 48,297 and the population density in that year was 410.44 persons per km?....
  , Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  , since 1988
• Elblag
  Elblag
  
  Elblag is a city in northern Poland with 127,892 inhabitants . It is the capital of Elblag County and has been assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999....
  , Poland
  Poland
  
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
  , since 2002
• Bury St Edmunds, England
  England
  
  native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
  , since 1967

See also

• Dialogues of the Carmelites
  Dialogues of the Carmelites
  
  Dialogues of the Carmelites , is an opera in three acts by Francis Poulenc. In 1953, M. Valcarenghi approached Poulenc to commission a ballet for La Scala in Milan; when Poulenc found the proposed subject uninspiring, Valcarenghi suggested instead the screenplay by Georges Bernanos, based on the novella Die Letzte am Schafott , by Ge...
  
• Siege of Compiègne
  Siege of Compiègne
  
  The Siege of Compi?gne was Joan of Arc final military action. Her career as a leader ended with her capture during a skirmish outside the town on 23 May 1430....
  
• Martyrs of Compiegne
  Martyrs of Compiègne
  
  Commemorated on 17 July of the Carmelite Calendar of Saints are the Martyrs of Compiegne. Terrye Newkirk writes in :On 17 July, 1794, in the closing days of the Reign of Terror led by Robespierre, sixteen Carmelite nuns of the Catholic Church were guillotined at the Barri?re de Vincennes in Paris, France....
  
• Communes of the Oise department

External links

• (in French)