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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Compiègne |
| Intercommunality | Région de Compiègne |
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| Elevation | 31–134 m (102–440 ft) (avg. 41 m/135 ft) |
| Land area1 | 53.10 km2 (20.50 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 41,714 (2007) |
| - Density | 786 /km2 (2,040 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Compiègne (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃pjɛɲ]) is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.
The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compiégnois.
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Compiègne is the seat of three cantons
The Glade of the Armistice in 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. The railway carriage was later taken to Crawinkel in Thuringia in 1945, where it was destroyed by SS troops and the remains buried. A replica now stands at the original site.
Compiègne is home to the University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), an engineering school founded in the mid-1970s to provide an alternative to the traditional "grandes écoles" 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 Gare de Compiègne railway station offers connections with Paris, Amiens, Cambrai and several regional destinations. The nearest motorway is the A1 Paris-Lille.
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:
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| 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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