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Ville de l'Oise, Compiègne is part of the Hauts-de-France region and has a little more than 40,000 inhabitants. The city is built at the confluence of the Aisne and the Oise and bordered by magnificent forests, and it was the scene of several major events in the history of France. The traveler can easily be reached by this culturally and naturally rich city, where he will discover many exciting sites, including the cloister, a vestige of the ancient abbey of Saint-Corneille; The Grosse Tour du Roi (also called Joan of Arc tower), which remains of the Capetian castle; The very beautiful town hall in Gothic style; The chirp of the Trois Picantins; The Old Cassine, an old half-timbered house; The magnificent neo-classical castle begun by Charles V, then transformed by Louis XV and then by Napoleon, where you will explore the collections of the Second Empire; The Imperial Theater, Rue d'Ulm, inspired by the opera of the Palace of Versailles; The ancient royal forest of 15,000 hectares where kings have always hunted; The clearing of the Armistice and its museum; The Memorial of the deportation in one of the wagons of the station; The Museum of the Historical Figurine with its 100,000 miniatures which represent the main battles of the First Empire. You can reach Compiègne by the A1 from Paris (1h10 journey), or by train from the Gare du Nord, and the city has a very complete bus network for your journeys around the city.