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Canton Of Villers-Cotterêts
The canton of Villers-Cotterêts is an administrative division in northern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 20 to 76 communes: *Ambrief *Ancienville * Arcy-Sainte-Restitue * Armentières-sur-Ourcq *Beugneux *Billy-sur-Ourcq * Bonnesvalyn * Breny *Brumetz *Bussiares * Buzancy * Chacrise *Chaudun *Chézy-en-Orxois *Chouy * Corcy * Courchamps * Coyolles * Cramaille *La Croix-sur-Ourcq * Cuiry-Housse * Dammard *Dampleux *Droizy * Faverolles *La Ferté-Milon * Fleury *Gandelu * Grand-Rozoy * Haramont * Hartennes-et-Taux * Hautevesnes * Largny-sur-Automne * Latilly * Launoy * Licy-Clignon *Longpont * Louâtre * Maast-et-Violaine * Macogny * Marizy-Sainte-Geneviève * Marizy-Saint-Mard *Monnes * Montgobert * Montgru-Saint-Hilaire *Monthiers * Montigny-l'Allier * Muret-et-Crouttes * Nampteuil-sous-Muret *Neuilly-Saint-Front * Noroy-sur-Ourcq * Oigny-en-Valois *Oulchy-la-Ville *Oulchy-le-Château *Parcy-et-Tigny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''. Geography It is located NE of Paris via the RN2 facing Laon. Its nickname ''Petite villa sur la côte de Retz'' means ''Little villa by the coast of Retz'', as the town is situated next to the Forest of Retz, which covers of land. History Villers-Cotterêts is famous in French law because of the ''Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts'' of 1539 signed by king Francis I of France ('François Ier'), which made French the official language in the kingdom instead of regional languages like Occitan or the elite European lingua franca of the time, Latin. In 1914, the British Expeditionary Force fought a rearguard action here during the Retreat from Mons. On 1 September, the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |