Forest of Compiègne
The Forest of Compiègne is a large forest in the region of Picardy, France, near the city of Compiègne and approximately 80 kilometres north of Paris. The forest is notable as the site of the Armistice of 11 November 1918 between the Allies and Germany which marked the end of fighting in World War I, as well as the Armistice of 22 June 1940 after the Battle of France in World War II.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
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- Type: Forest
- Description: forest in France
- Also known as: “Compiègne Forest”, “Forest of Compiegne”, and “Forêt de Compiègne”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Town hall of Saint-Jean-aux-Bois and Abbaye de Saint-Jean-aux-Bois.
Town hall of Saint-Jean-aux-Bois
Town hall
Photo: P.poschadel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town hall of Saint-Jean-aux-Bois is situated 2½ km southeast of Forest of Compiègne.
Abbaye de Saint-Jean-aux-Bois
Church
Photo: P.poschadel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbaye de Saint-Jean-aux-Bois is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Forest of Compiègne.
Poste forestier de la Muette
Dwelling
Photo: P.poschadel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poste forestier de la Muette is a dwelling.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Compiègne and Margny-lès-Compiègne.
Compiègne
Town
Photo: Baidax, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Compiègne is a commune in the Oise department of northern France. It is located on the river Oise, and its inhabitants are called Compiégnois. Compiègne is situated 7 km northwest of Forest of Compiègne.
Margny-lès-Compiègne
Village
Photo: Nicosakou, Public domain.
Margny-lès-Compiègne is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Margny-lès-Compiègne is situated 8 km northwest of Forest of Compiègne.
Choisy-au-Bac
Village
Photo: Krzysztof249, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Choisy-au-Bac is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Choisy-au-Bac is situated 8 km north of Forest of Compiègne.
Forest of Compiègne
- Location: Oise, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Forest of Compiègne” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غابة كومبيين”
- Azerbaijani: “Kompeyn ormanı”
- Azerbaijani: “Kompyen meşəsi”
- Azerbaijani: “Kоmpyеn meşəsi”
- Cebuano: “Forêt de Compiègne”
- Chinese: “贡比涅森林”
- Dutch: “Bos van Compiegne”
- Dutch: “Bos van Compiègne”
- Dutch: “Forest of Compiègne”
- French: “Foret de Compiegne”
- French: “forêt de Compiègne”
- French: “Forêt de Compiègne”
- French: “Forêt de Cuise”
- Hebrew: “יער קומפיין”
- Hungarian: “compiègne-i erdő”
- Indonesian: “Hutan Compiègne”
- Italian: “foresta di Compiègne”
- Italian: “Foresta di Compiègne”
- Japanese: “コンピエーニュの森”
- Korean: “콩피에뉴 숲”
- Malay: “Hutan Compiègne”
- Persian: “جنگل کمپین”
- Polish: “Las Compiegne”
- Polish: “Las Compiègne”
- Russian: “Компьенский лес”
- Serbian: “Компијењска шума”
- Spanish: “Bosque de Compiegne”
- Spanish: “Bosque de Compiègne”
- Swedish: “Compiegneskogen”
- Swedish: “Compiègneskogen”
- Thai: “ป่ากงเปียญ”
- Thai: “ป่าคองเพียญน์”
- Wu Chinese: “贡比涅森林”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint-Jean-aux-Bois and Vieux-Moulin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mont Saint-Marc and Mont du Tremble.
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