Villers-Cotterêts

Also known as Villers-Cotterets

Villers-Cotterêts () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France, France. It is notable as the signing-place in 1539 of the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts discontinuing the use of Latin in official French documents, and as the birthplace in 1802 of French novelist Alexandre Dumas père.

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Villers-Cotterêts is a small town in northern France that holds two important places in French history: it was where the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts was signed in 1539, establishing French as the official language for legal documents instead of Latin, and it was the birthplace of the famous novelist Alexandre Dumas père in 1802. These events make it significant for both the development of the French language and French literature.

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Locality: Villers-Cotterêts
Region: Hauts-de-France
Country: France
Population: 10,068

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==Geography== It is located NE of Paris via the RN2 heading towards Laon. Its nickname Petite ville sur la côte de Retz means Little town on the slopes of Retz, as it is situated next to the Forest of Retz, which covers of land.