Château de Compiègne

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The Château de Compiègne is a former royal and imperial residence located in Compiègne in the Oise (Hauts-de-France, France), 70 kilometres northeast of Paris. With Versailles, Fontainebleau and the Tuileries, he was a residence and a major place of power during the Second Empire, especially with the famous Series of Compiègne, given by Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie de Montijo, moreover the last regent of France. It has been classified as historic monuments since 24 October 1994.

The palace is part of the National Estate of the Château de Compiègne established by Decree No. 2022-906 of 17 June 2022. The interior parts have been classified as historic monuments in full and automatically by this decree.