Villers-Cotterêts

Villers-Cotterêts (pronounced [vi.lɛʁ kɔ.tə.ʁɛ] or [vi.le kɔ.tə.ʁɛ])[1] is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northren Fraunce.

Villers-Cotterêts
Main squerr wi a statue o Alexandre Dumas an kirk
Main squerr wi a statue o Alexandre Dumas an kirk
Coat of airms o Villers-Cotterêts
Coat airms
Villers-Cotterêts is located in Fraunce
Villers-Cotterêts
Villers-Cotterêts
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Villers-Cotterêts is located in Hauts-de-France
Villers-Cotterêts
Villers-Cotterêts
Coordinates: 49°15′36″N 3°05′26″E / 49.26°N 3.0906°E / 49.26; 3.0906Coordinates: 49°15′36″N 3°05′26″E / 49.26°N 3.0906°E / 49.26; 3.0906
KintraFraunce
RegionHauts-de-France
DepairtmentAisne
ArrondissementSoissons
CantonVillers-Cotterêts
IntercommunalityVillers-Cotterêts–Forêt de Retz
Govrenment
 • Mayor (2014-) Franck Briffaut(FN)
Area
1
41.71 km2 (16.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)2
10,669
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02810 /02600
Elevation65–226 m (213–741 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

References eedit

  1. "Villers-Cotterêts". Wiktionnaire (in French). Retrieved 25 Juin 2011.