Historic sites in Hauts-de-France, France

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Château de Pierrefonds

Pierrefonds, Oise

A fairytale castle with towers, battlements and a drawbridge, rebuilt from medieval ruins in the 1860s by the architect Viollet-le-Duc for Napoleon I…

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Château de Coucy

Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, Aisne

The ruins of one of the mightiest castles of the Middle Ages, built in the 13th century by the powerful lords of Coucy, on a spur above the Ailette v…

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Château de Villers-Cotterêts

Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne

The Renaissance château of François I, where in 1539 he signed the ordinance that made French the language of law and government.