What to do · Pierrefonds and Compiègne
The Armistice Clearing and Its Railway Carriage
Information
- Duration
- 1 h
- Season
- All year, Wednesday to Monday
- Who it's for
- Teenagers and adults
In a clearing in the Compiègne forest, in the early hours of 11 November 1918, the armistice that ended the First World War was signed in a railway carriage. On 22 June 1940 Hitler chose the same place to humiliate France with the second armistice. Today the carriage stands at the centre of a museum.
Opening hours
Wednesday to Monday, from 10:00 to 17:30 (last entry at 16:30). Closed on Tuesdays. It is on the route de Soissons, about 6 km from the centre: by car, or by taxi from the station. Telephone: +33 3 44 85 14 18. Check the prices on their website.
With teenagers
