Compiègne (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃pjɛɲ] ⓘ; Picard: Compiène) is a commune in the Oise department of northern France.

[7] The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Compiègne proper.

Hitler specifically chose the location of the second, and had the original signing carriage moved from Paris to Compiègne, as an irony for the defeated French.

The site still houses several memorials to the 1918 armistice, including a copy of the original railway carriage.

[14] Compiègne station offers connections with Paris, Amiens, Cambrai and several regional destinations.