Compiegne Attractions 
Compiègne (pop. 41,228), north of Paris on the left bank of the Oise, was a favorite residence of the rulers of France from Merovingian times onwards, and with its great château and extensive forest is still a popular holiday destination. Here Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians in 1430 and handed over to the English.
Hôtel de Ville
In the Hôtel de Ville (Town Hall, 1505-1511) is the Musée de la Figurine Historique. To the west of the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville is the 18th C. Hôtel de Songeons, now housing the Musée Vivenel (sculpture, pictures and drawings, ceramics, enamels, etc.). Also worth seeing are the church of St- Antoine (13th and 16th C.) and the Early Gothic church of St-Jacques (altered in 15th C.), with a 49m/160ft high tower.
National Museum of Antiquities (Carriage Museum)
The armistice which ended World War I was signed on November 11, 1918 in a railroad carriage in the Forest of Compiègne, and a reproduction of the original carriage can still be seen there. The château, a plain classical-style building erected by Jacques-Ange Gabriel in 1751-1788 for Louis XV, now houses the National Museum of Antiquities and a Carriage Museum.
National Museum of Antiquities / Carriage Museum
Clairère de l'Armistice
F-60200 Compiègne
France
Clairère de l'Armistice
F-60200 Compiègne
France
Hours
April 1 to October 14
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | Closed | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 12:15 | 12:15 | 12:15 | 12:15 | 12:15 | 12:15 | |
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | |
| Close | 18:15 | 18:15 | 18:15 | 18:15 | 18:15 | 18:15 |
October 15 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | Closed | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 11:45 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 11:45 | |
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | |
| Close | 17:15 | 17:15 | 17:15 | 17:15 | 17:15 | 17:15 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
