Compiègne

Compiègne
Compiène (Picard)
Subprefecture and commune
The Hôtel de Ville
Location of Compiègne
Compiègne
Compiègne
Coordinates: 49°24′54″N 2°49′23″E / 49.4149°N 2.8231°E / 49.4149; 2.8231
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementCompiègne
CantonCompiègne-1 and 2
IntercommunalityCA Région de Compiègne et Basse Automne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Marini[1]
Area
1
53.1 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
40,808
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60159 /60200
Elevation31–134 m (102–440 ft)
(avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Compiègne (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃pjɛɲ] ; Picard: Compiène) is a commune in the Oise department of northern France.[3] It is located on the river Oise,[4] and its inhabitants are called Compiégnois ([kɔ̃pjeɲwa]).

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Compiègne" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 811.