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Compiègne, a royal and imperial town

Compiègne, a major historic town

Located 80km north of Paris, at the confluence of Aisne and Oise Rivers and beside majestic forests, Compiègne, a royal and imperial town that witnessed many major events in French history, proves very welcoming today. Its imperial palace experienced its greatest days under Emperor Napoleon III. Its town hall, in Flamboyant Gothic style, its churches and its museums reflect the town’s historic prosperity. The castle grounds are listed as a ‘remarkable garden’, the 5km-long Allée des Beaux-Monts starting from here, offering splendid vistas. As to the 13km-long Route Eugénie, it links the castle to the imposing medieval fort of Pierrefonds, taking you past Eugénie’s hunting pavilion and picturesque villages.

Compiègne also bears witness to the two World Wars, with the 1918 Armistice Clearing and the memorial museum at Royallieu internment and deportation camp. Compiègne State Forest, the size of Paris, has beech woods cut through by alleys forming a star shape, plus many cycle paths, over 100km in total length. The Scandibérique’s way through Compiègne is a true delight!

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Noyon / Compiègne

9 Noyon / Compiègne

29 km
1 h 57 min
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Leaving the little cathedral city of Noyon, the Oise Valley proves bucolic. It’s easy to weave your way along in these parts, seeking out major sites near the route. Nestled at the confluence of the Canal du Nord and the Canal Latéral à l’Oise lies the charming old mariners’ village of Pont-l’Evêque. Soon after, spot the majestic ruins of the Cistercian abbey of Ourscamp rising from the edge of the forest. Next, waterways and lakes act as so many reflective mirrors in any sunshine. The route then continues along magnificent wooded alleys through Laigue Forest and beside the Aisne River’s meanders, up to this waterway’s confluence with the Oise. This is an area where river mariners once ruled the roost!
Compiègne / Pont-Sainte-Maxence

10 Compiègne / Pont-Sainte-Maxence

28 km
1 h 53 min
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Compiègne is set beside forests that extend as far as the Château de Pierrefonds, but leaving town by bike, the route sticks beside the Oise, passing its many river barges. It leads you on swiftly via some dozen lakes created by the sand-extracting industry. Several outdoor leisure centres have been set up around here, between Verberie and Pontpoint; they offer bathing, fishing, even water-skiing, as well as bird observatories and zones where pike can spawn… At Pontpoint, you leave the Oise River and the Route Stevenson®, riding past Le Moncel Royal Abbey to reach the well-shaded Halatte Forest. The Scandibérique route takes you here to a realm where the stag is king!