Coordinates: 49°24′54″N 2°49′23″E / 49.4149°N 2.823056°E
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Commune of Compiègne |
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Compiègne
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardie |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Compiègne |
| Intercommunality | Région de Compiègne |
| Mayor | Philippe Marini (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 31–134 m (100–440 ft) (avg. 41 m/130 ft) |
| Land area1 | 53.10 km2 (20.50 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 41,254 (1999) |
| - Density | 777 /km2 (2,010 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 60159/ 60200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Compiègne is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compiégnois.
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Compiègne is the seat of three cantons
Compiègne is home to the University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), an engineering school founded in the mid-seventies to provide an alternative to the traditional grand-ecoles for students interested in technical fields. The UTC has a strong international students program known as Esperanto, and hosts students from around the world.
The Compiègne Forest was the site of the signing of two armistices; the 1918 Armistice with Germany and the 1940 Armistice with France. Hitler specifically chose the location, and had the original signing carriage moved from Paris to Compiègne, as an irony for the defeated French. The site still houses several memorials to the 1918 armistice, including a copy of the original railway carriage. The original, after use in the 1940 armistice was moved to Berlin as a trophy of Nazi triumph. However, in April 1945, facing certain and a humiliating defeat, and to avoid it being used again, Hitler ordered the carriage's destruction by SS in Crawinkel, Thuringia and the remains scattered and/or buried.
Since 1968 Compiègne is the traditional start city of the famous Paris-Roubaix bicycle race. It was also the finish city of 3rd stage in the 2007 Tour de France.
Compiègne was the birthplace of:
Compiègne is twinned with:
Arona, Italy, since 1962
Bury St
Edmunds, England, since
1967
Elbląg, Poland, since 2002
Huy, Belgium, since 1959
Kiryat Tivon, Israel, since 1988
Landshut, Germany, since 1962
Raleigh, North Carolina,
United States,
since 1989
Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan, since 1988
Vianden, Luxembourg, since 1964| North: Clairoix, Choisy-au-Bac and Margny-lès-Compiègne | ||
| West: Jaux, Venette |
Compiègne | East: Saint-Jean-aux-Bois and Vieux-Moulin |
| South: Lacroix-Saint-Ouen |
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