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It is located 80 km (50 mi) 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 130 km2 (50 sq mi) of land.
In 1914, the British Expeditionary Force fought a rearguard action here during the Retreat from Mons. On 1 September, the British 4th (Guards) Brigade who were covering the withdrawal of 2nd Division, came into contact with the leading units of the German III Corps on the edge of woodland near Villers-Cotterêts. The brigade lost more than 300 men in the encounter, but were able to break away and continue the withdrawal.[3] Many are buried at Guards' Grave, a military cemetery maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[4] An ancillary hospital to that of Royaumont was set up in the town and a silent documentary about it was made.[5][6]
La Plaine Saint-Rémy, Pisseleux, was an ancient commune that was merged with Villers-Cotterêts in 1971.
Population
The inhabitants are called Cottevreziens in French.
The original château was built around 950 AD and was burnt to the ground twice before being rebuilt out of stone in the early 12th century. The front entrance is the only original remaining structure, which is listed with the Historic Monument Registry at the École des Beaux Arts. Francis I purchased the château from the de Noüe family to house his mistress Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly. The Château de Noüe [fr] was updated with 18th-century régence decoration by Gilles-Marie Oppenordt. The current owner is the Pépinières du Valois, an agricultural venture.
In 1902 the city opened a Museum Alexandre Dumas to gather souvenirs about the family. In 1952 the museum moved to a local 19th century mansion that served as General Maunoury's headquarters during the First World War. It has three rooms, each of them dedicated to one of the family members,[10] being Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, his son novelist Alexandre Dumas père and grandson novelist/playwright Alexandre Dumas fils.
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^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villers-Cotterêts, EHESS. (in French)
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French December 2008 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Villers Cotterets see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Villers Cotterets to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Villers Cotterets pronounced vilɛʁ kɔt e ʁɛ 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 Cotterets discontinuing the use of Latin in official French documents and as the birthplace in 1802 of French novelist Alexandre Dumas pere Villers CotteretsCommuneMain square with a statue of Alexandre Dumas pere and churchCoat of armsLocation of Villers CotteretsVillers CotteretsShow map of FranceVillers CotteretsShow map of Hauts de FranceCoordinates 49 15 36 N 3 05 26 E 49 26 N 3 0906 E 49 26 3 0906 Coordinates 49 15 36 N 3 05 26 E 49 26 N 3 0906 E 49 26 3 0906CountryFranceRegionHauts de FranceDepartmentAisneArrondissementSoissonsCantonVillers CotteretsGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Franck Briffaut 1 RN Area141 71 km2 16 10 sq mi Population Jan 2019 2 10 424 Density250 km2 650 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code02810 02600Elevation65 226 m 213 741 ft avg 120 m or 390 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Notable residents 5 Sports 6 Sights 7 See also 8 Gallery 9 References 10 External linksGeography EditIt is located 80 km 50 mi NE of Paris via the RN2 facing Laon Its nickname Petite villa sur la cote de Retz means Little villa by the coast of Retz as the town is situated next to the Forest of Retz which covers 130 km2 50 sq mi of land History EditVillers Cotterets is famous in French law because of the Ordinance of Villers Cotterets of 1539 signed by king Francis I of France Francois 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 British 4th Guards Brigade who were covering the withdrawal of 2nd Division came into contact with the leading units of the German III Corps on the edge of woodland near Villers Cotterets The brigade lost more than 300 men in the encounter but were able to break away and continue the withdrawal 3 Many are buried at Guards Grave a military cemetery maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission 4 An ancillary hospital to that of Royaumont was set up in the town and a silent documentary about it was made 5 6 La Plaine Saint Remy Pisseleux was an ancient commune that was merged with Villers Cotterets in 1971 Population EditThe inhabitants are called Cottevreziens in French Historical populationYearPop p a 17932 400 18002 327 0 44 18062 273 0 39 18212 543 0 75 18312 688 0 56 18362 692 0 03 18413 481 5 28 18463 465 0 09 18513 602 0 78 18562 609 6 25 18612 764 1 16 18663 396 4 20 18723 119 1 41 18763 206 0 69 18813 811 3 52 18863 790 0 11 18914 582 3 87 18964 772 0 82 YearPop p a 19014 981 0 86 19065 381 1 56 19115 654 0 99 19214 208 2 91 19264 610 1 84 19314 612 0 01 19365 070 1 91 19463 607 3 35 19543 917 1 04 19625 489 4 31 19686 313 2 36 19758 949 5 11 19828 380 0 93 19908 867 0 71 19999 839 1 16 200710 090 0 32 201210 669 1 12 201710 872 0 38 Source EHESS 7 and INSEE 1968 2017 8 Notable residents EditCharles Baur 1929 2015 Mayor of Villers Cotterets 1953 1989 President of the Regional Council of Picardy 1976 1978 1985 2004 9 Sports EditThe town was the start of Stage 4 in the 2007 Tour de France Sights EditThe original chateau was built around 950 AD and was burnt to the ground twice before being rebuilt out of stone in the early 12th century The front entrance is the only original remaining structure which is listed with the Historic Monument Registry at the Ecole des Beaux Arts Francis I purchased the chateau from the de Noue family to house his mistress Anne de Pisseleu d Heilly The Chateau de Noue fr was updated with 18th century regence decoration by Gilles Marie Oppenordt The current owner is the Pepinieres du Valois an agricultural venture In 1902 the city opened a Museum Alexandre Dumas to gather souvenirs about the family In 1952 the museum moved to a local 19th century mansion that served as General Maunoury s headquarters during the First World War It has three rooms each of them dedicated to one of the family members 10 being Thomas Alexandre Dumas his son novelist Alexandre Dumas pere and grandson novelist playwright Alexandre Dumas fils See also Edit France portalCommunes of the Aisne departmentGallery Edit The 16th century Chateau de Noue fr One of the very decorated staircases of the castle where King Francis I signed the Ordinance of Villers Cotterets Villers Cotterets town hallReferences Edit Repertoire national des elus les maires in French data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises 13 September 2022 Populations legales 2019 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2021 Mons 1914 the BEF s Tactical Triumph by David Lomas and Ed Dovey Osprey Publishing 1997 p 85 CWGC Cemetery Details Commonwealth War Graves Commission Retrieved 16 June 2012 Scottish Women s Hospitals A field hospital on the front line during the First World War Scotland on Screen Retrieved 7 January 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Cornelis Marlene 2020 The Scottish Women s Hospitals the first World War and the careers of early medical women Medicine Conflict and Survival 36 2 174 194 doi 10 1080 13623699 2020 1748320 PMID 32249598 S2CID 214811345 Retrieved 7 January 2022 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint url status link Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Villers Cotterets EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEE Alberts Jennifer 2015 01 05 Charles Baur emblematique president du Conseil Regional de Picardie est decede France 3 Retrieved 2015 01 29 Page du musee sur le site internet de la mairieExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villers Cotterets Tourist office website in French Historic society of Villers Cotterets in French The Catholic Encyclopedia entry on Gilles Marie Oppenordt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Villers Cotterets amp oldid 1136199988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
