Villers-Cotterêts
Villers-Cotterêts is a commune in the Picardy region in the Aisne department in the north of France.
Villers-Cotterêts | |
Main square with statue of Alexandre Dumas | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Picardy |
Department | Aisne |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 65–226 m (213–741 ft) (avg. 120 m/390 ft) |
Land area1 | 41.71 km2 (16.10 sq mi) |
Population2 | 10,669 (2012) |
- Density | 256/km2 (660/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 02810/ 02600 |
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. |
Villers-Cotterêts Media
The 16th century Château de Noüe
One of the very decorated staircases of the castle where King Francis I signed the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts.