Villers-Cotterêts (pronounced: [vi.lɛʁ kɔ.tə.ʁɛ] or [vi.le kɔ.tə.ʁɛ]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.
Population: 10,068
Latitude: 49° 15' 11.20" N
Longitude: 3° 05' 24.11" E
The armistice between the Allies and Germany – known as the Armistice of Compiègne after the location in which it was signed – was the agreement that ended the fighting in western Europe that comprised the First World War. It went into effect at 11&…
The Château de Pierrefonds (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto də pjɛʁfɔ̃]) is a castle situated in the commune of Pierrefonds in the Oise département (Picardy) of France.
The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) is a small independent agency of the United States government that ABMC administers, operates, and maintains permanent U.S.
The Battle of Craonne was fought on 7 March 1814 and resulted in a French victory under Napoleon I against Russians and Prussians under General Blücher.
The Château de Compiègne is a French château, a royal residence built for Louis XV and restored by Napoleon. Compiègne was one of three seats of royal government, the others being Versailles and Fontainebleau.
The Forest of Compiègne (French: Forêt de Compiègne) is a large forest in the region of Picardy, France, near the city of Compiègne and approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Paris.
The Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial is a 42-acre (17 ha) World War I cemetery in Belleau, Northern France. It is at the foot of the hill where the Battle of Belleau Wood was fought, with many American fatalities.
Soissons Cathedral Basilica (Basilique Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons) is a Gothic cathedral in Soissons, France.
The Abbey of St.
The Soissons Memorial is a World War I memorial located in the town of Soissons, in the Aisne département of France. The memorial lists 3,887 names of British soldiers with no known grave who were killed in the area from May to August 1918 during th…
The Abbey of St. Jean des Vignes was a monastery of Augustinian Canons situated in the south western hills of Soissons, Aisne, France.
Longpont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Longpont) was a Cistercian monastery, in present-day Longpont, Aisne, France.
The Musée Antoine Vivenel is the municipal museum of the city of Compiègne, located at 2, rue d'Austerlitz, 60200 Compiègne.
Gare de Compiègne is a railway station serving the town Compiègne, Oise department, northern France.
The Château du Houssoy is a ruined 14th and 15th century castle in the commune of Crouy-sur-Ourcq in the Seine-et-Marne département of France.
The Château de Montgobert in the midst of the Forest of Retz, near Soissons, in Montgobert, Aisne, Picardy, is a neoclassical French château that was built for Antoine Pierre Desplasses between 1768-1775 on the site of an ancient seigneurie.
Gare de La Ferté-Milon is a railway station serving La Ferté-Milon, Aisne department, northern France.
Crépy-en-Valois is a railway station serving Crépy-en-Valois, Oise department, northern France.