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Compiègne is a commune in the Oise département of France, of which it is a sous-préfecture. The city is located along the Oise River. Population: 43,380.1 History
- 665 Saint Wilfrid consecrated Bishop of York.
- February 888 - Odo, Count of Paris and king of the Franks was crowned in Compiègne.
- May 23, 1430 - During the Hundred Years' War, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians while attempting to free Compiègne.
- 1630Events February 22 Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists June 6 Swedish warships depart from Stockholm to Germany June 26 Swedish troops begin to land in Pomerania to aid Protestants July 6 Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolph - Marie de Medici's attempts to displace Richelieu ultimately led to her exile to Compiègne, from where she escaped to BrusselsBrussels ( French: Bruxelles Dutch: Brussel German: Brussel is a major city in Belgium and its capital. Overview Brussels is first of all a city located in the middle of Belgium and its capital, but it sometimes also refers to the main municipality of the in 1631.
- November 11November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. Events 1215 The fourth lateran council meets, adopting the doctrine of transubstantiation, meaning that bread and wine are transformed into t, 1918Events January January 8 President Woodrow Wilson announces his " Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. February February 3 The Twin Peaks Tunnel begins service in San Francisco as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world (11,920 feet long). - The fighting of WWI ended with an armisticeAn armistice is the effective end of a war, when the warring parties agree to stop fighting. The most famous armistice, the one still meant when people say simply "The Armistice", is the one at the end of World War I, on November 11, 1918. Armistice Day i agreed at Compiègne.
- June 22, 1940 - armistice between Germany (III. Reich) and the defeated France in Compiègne. Same place as 1918, same railroad carriage but swapped seats.
- 1968 - The starting location of the Paris-Roubaix bicycle race was changed from Paris to Compiègne.
2004 - The Communauté de Communes de la Région de Compiègne becomes a partner in a European Union INTERREG IIIb project called SAND (see link below)
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World War I Cities, towns and villages of France
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