Villers-Cotterêts

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Villers-Cotterêts is a commune in northern France best known as the birthplace of the celebrated novelist Alexandre Dumas.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance château
commune of France
royal ordinance
administrativeStatus commune
areaSquareKilometers 40.85
country France
demographics population in the thousands
directionFromParis northeast
distanceToParisKilometers about 80
effect made French the official language of legal and administrative acts in France
elevationMaxMeters 226
elevationMinMeters 98
famousAs birthplace of Alexandre Dumas
governingBody municipal council of Villers-Cotterêts
hasCulturalSite Alexandre Dumas museum
hasEconomicActivity forestry
tourism
hasHistoricalEvent Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts
hasIndustry light manufacturing
hasLandmark Château de Villers-Cotterêts
Forêt de Retz
hasNearbyForest Forêt de Retz
historicalProvince Île-de-France border area
inseeCode 02810
issuedBy Francis I of France
language French
locatedIn Aisne (department)
surface form: Aisne department

Arrondissement of Soissons
Canton of Villers-Cotterêts
Hauts-de-France
surface form: Hauts-de-France region

Picardy
Villers-Cotterêts self-linksurface differs
northern France
locatedNear Forêt de Retz
locatedOn Soissonnais
surface form: plateau of Soissonnais
notableFor association with Alexandre Dumas
notablePersonBornHere Alexandre Dumas
officialName Villers-Cotterêts self-link
postalCode 02600
regionCapitalDistance about 60 km from Laon
roadConnection served by national and departmental roads to Paris and Soissons
timeZone CEST
CET
transport served by Villers-Cotterêts railway station
year 1539

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Input
Subject: Villers-Cotterêts
Description of subject: Villers-Cotterêts is a commune in northern France best known as the birthplace of the celebrated novelist Alexandre Dumas.

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexandre Dumas placeOfBirth Villers-Cotterêts
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas deathPlace Villers-Cotterêts
this entity surface form: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas residence Villers-Cotterêts
this entity surface form: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Aisne contains Villers-Cotterêts
Villers-Cotterêts officialName Villers-Cotterêts self-link
Villers-Cotterêts locatedIn Villers-Cotterêts self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Château de Villers-Cotterêts
County of Valois associatedCity Villers-Cotterêts
Thomas-Alexandre deathPlace Villers-Cotterêts
subject surface form: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
this entity surface form: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Thomas-Alexandre burialPlace Villers-Cotterêts
subject surface form: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
this entity surface form: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts placeOfIssue Villers-Cotterêts
Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts locationContext Villers-Cotterêts
this entity surface form: Villers-Cotterêts, Picardy, France