Villers-Cotterêts
Villers-Cotterêts is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France, France. It is notable as the signing-place in 1539 of the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts discontinuing the use of Latin in official French documents, and as the birthplace in 1802 of French novelist Alexandre Dumas père.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gare de Villers-Cotterêts and Hôtel de ville de Villers-Cotterêts.
Gare de Villers-Cotterêts
Railway station
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Gare de Villers-Cotterêts is a railway station.
Hôtel de ville de Villers-Cotterêts
Town hall
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Hôtel de ville de Villers-Cotterêts is a town hall.
Alexandre Dumas Museum
Museum
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The Alexandre Dumas Museum opened in 1905 in Villers-Cotterêts in the commune of Aisne, France, where Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, father of the writer Alexandre Dumas and grandfather of Alexandre Dumas fils, academician, died in 1806.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fleury and Pisseleux.
Fleury
Village
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Fleury is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Fleury is situated 5 km east of Villers-Cotterêts.
Villers-Cotterêts
- Type: Locality with 10,700 residents
- Also known as: “02810” and “Villers-Cotterets”
- Location: Arrondissement of Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.2531° or 49° 15′ 11″ northLongitude
3.09° or 3° 5′ 24″ eastPopulation
10,700Elevation
132 metres (433 feet)Open location code
8FX5733R+62GeoNames ID
6425320
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In Other Languages
“Villers-Cotterêts” goes by many names.
- French: “Villers-Cotterêts”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Château de Villers-Cotterêts and Villers-Cotterets Railway Station.
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