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Compiegne

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Compiègne 

a city in northern France, in the department of Oise, on the Oise River. Population 32,500 (1968). It has chemical, food, and metalworking industries. The city has a very large park, the forest of Compiégne, which was the site of the signing of the Compiégne Armistice of 1918 and the Compiégne Armistice of 1940. There is a castle, which was erected during the Merovingian dynasty; it was reconstructed and expanded in the 18th century. The city hall was built in the 16th century.
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I must reach Compiegne to-night, or I shall cause deep anxiety to my family.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Their course was clearly defined: they were to follow the road toward Compiegne and on emerging from the forest turn to the right.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
The first thing D'Artagnan perceived after the fine trees, the May sun gilding the sides of the green hills, the long rows of feather-topped trees which stretched out towards Compiegne, was a large rolling box, pushed forward by two servants and dragged by two others.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
 
 
 
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