Saint-Christophe
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Hauts-de-France - France

Turkish Airlines Flight 981

Turkish Airlines Flight 981 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 that crashed outside Paris, France on 3 March 1974, killing all 346 people on board. The accident, also known as the "Ermenonville air disaster" from the forest where the aircraft crashed, is the deadliest accident involving a DC-10, has the fourth highest aviation death count ever, the second highest death count of a single-plane crash, and was the highest death toll of any crash until the Tenerife airport disaster three years later.

Located at 49.1417, 2.63333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.399 miles away.
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Airliner accidents and incidents caused by design or manufacturing errors, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight structural failure, Airliner accidents and incidents involving in-flight depressurization, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1974, Aviation accidents and incidents in France, Turkish Airlines accidents and incidents, 1974 in France, Accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Parc Astérix

Parc Astérix is a theme amusement park in France, based on the stories of Asterix. Situated approximately 35 km north of Paris and 32 km from Disneyland Resort Paris, in Plailly in the département of Oise, it opened in 1989. The park is operated by Compagnie des Alpes. It is especially well known for its large variety of roller coasters, and has begun incorporating rides and themes from historic cultures such as the Romans and the ancient Greeks.

Located at 49.1353, 2.57167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.398 miles away.
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Amusement parks in France, Asterix, Buildings and structures in Oise, Compagnie des Alpes, Visitor attractions in Picardy, Visitor attractions in Oise

Château de Chantilly

The Château de Chantilly is a historic château located in the town of Chantilly, France. The site comprises two attached buildings : the Petit Château built around 1560 for Anne de Montmorency, and the Grand Château, which was destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt in the 1870s. Owned by the Institut de France, the château houses the Musée Condé, which is one of the finest art galleries in France and is open to the public.

Located at 49.1939, 2.48583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.402 miles away.
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Châteaux in Oise, Gardens in Oise, Renaissance architecture in France, French formal gardens, House of Bourbon-Condé, Houses completed in 1881, Landscape design history of France, Museums in Oise, Art museums and galleries in France

Tonnerre de Zeus

Tonnerre de Zeus is a roller coaster at Parc Astérix in Plailly, France. Opened in 1997 and built by Custom Coasters International, it is the 2nd longest wooden coaster in Europe after Colossos, with a track length of 1230m (4044 feet). It is also considered one of the top roller coasters in Europe, even in the World (the only 3-time number 1 spot best wooden coaster poll) The coaster has a 30m (98-foot) tall lift hill, a first drop into a tunnel, and two helices.

Located at 49.1314, 2.57389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.398 miles away.
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Wooden roller coasters, Roller coasters in France, Roller coasters introduced in 1997

Gare de Creil

Gare de Creil is the railway station serving the northern French city of Creil. It is an important railway junction, situated on the Paris–Lille railway and the branch lines to Saint-Quentin, Beauvais and Pontoise. The station is served by omnibus trains to Paris as well as Intercités services to and from Amiens. As well as Intercités trains, Creil is well served by TER trains, RER D and is part of the TER Picardie network.

Located at 49.2639, 2.46917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.407 miles away.
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Railway stations in Picardy

Gare d'Orry-la-Ville-Coye

Orry-la-Ville-Coye is a railway station serving Orry-la-Ville and Coye-la-Forêt to the North of Paris, France. It is situated on the Paris–Lille railway. The station is composed of a station building and four tracks served by two lateral platforms as well as a central platform. The station's service is: - RER D towards Paris and Creil. - Main lines (TER Picardie) towards Paris and Amiens.

Located at 49.138, 2.49 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.398 miles away.
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Railway stations in Picardy, Région Nord

Living Museum of the Horse

The Living Museum of the Horse (French: Musée Vivant du Cheval) is a museum in Chantilly, France dedicated to equine art and culture. It is housed in the Great Stables (Grandes Écuries) of the Château de Chantilly, about 40 km (25 mi) north of Paris.

Located at 49.1939, 2.48583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.402 miles away.
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Equestrian museums in France, Museums in Oise, Art museums and galleries in France

Musée Condé

The Musée Condé – in English, the Condé Museum – is a French museum located inside the château de Chantilly in Chantilly, Oise, 40 km north of Paris. In 1897, Henri d'Orléans, the Duke of Aumale and son of Louis-Philippe Ier, bequeathed the Chateau and its collections to the Institut de France. It included both rooms remodeled as museum spaces and those left as residential quarters in the styles of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Located at 49.1939, 2.48528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.402 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in France, 1898 establishments in France, Art museums established in 1898, Museums in Oise

Senlis Cathedral

Senlis Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Senlis) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Senlis, Oise, France. It was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Senlis, abolished under the Concordat of 1801, when its territory was passed to the Diocese of Beauvais. The cathedral was built between 1153 and 1191; its 256-foot-tall south tower dates from the 13th century.

Located at 49.2069, 2.58611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.403 miles away.
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Former cathedrals in France, Churches in Oise, Official historical monuments of France

Goudurix

Goudurix is a steel roller coaster located Parc Astérix in France. The Vekoma built ride jointly held the world record for the greatest number of inversions upon its opening in 1989. The record was lost in 1995 to Dragon Khan in Spain. It is one of only two coasters in the world (the other being Ninja at Six Flags over Georgia) to feature a butterfly element. In 2007, theming was added to the station in the form of a wooden Viking boat.

Located at 49.1314, 2.57139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.398 miles away.
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Roller coasters in France, Roller coasters introduced in 1989

Chaalis Abbey

Chaalis Abbey was a French Cistercian abbey north of Paris, at Fontaine-Chaalis, near Ermenonville, now in Oise. It was founded in 1136 by Louis VI of France. There had previously been a Benedictine monastery in the same place. Among the ruins, a chapel with important frescos by Primaticcio survives intact. The former abbey is now the location of an art museum, the Musée Jacquemart-André.

Located at 49.1475, 2.68667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.399 miles away.
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Cistercian monasteries in France, Benedictine monasteries in France, 1136 establishments in France, Religious organizations established in the 1130s, Monasteries in Oise, Gardens in Oise, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, Art museums and galleries in France, Ruins in Picardy, Museums in Oise

Thérain

The Thérain is a river in France, tributary of the Oise River. It rises between Saint-Michel-d'Halescourt and Grumesnil in Seine-Maritime at 175 meters elevation. It flows generally southeast, through Songeons, Milly-sur-Thérain, Beauvais, Hermes and Mouy, and joins the Oise at Creil. Its valley, near the metropolitan area of Paris, has been a highly industrialized and populated area, and Beauvais lies at the foot of wooded hills on the left bank of the Thérain at its confluence with the Avelon.

Located at 49.2408, 2.45028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.405 miles away.
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Rivers of France, Rivers of Oise

Château Mont-Royal

The Château Mont-Royal is a French chateau in La Chapelle-en-Serval, Oise, built for Fernand Halphen by the architect Guillaume Tronchet. It was to offer his wife a view which enchanted her, he said, that Fernand Halphen bought the house at la Chapelle-en-Serval, near Chantilly (Oise) and decided in 1908 to erect a country house in a wooded valley there, which became known as the Château Mont-Royal.

Located at 49.1261, 2.54944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.398 miles away.
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Châteaux in Oise

Gare de Montataire

The station of Montataire is a railway station located in the French municipality of Montataire,. The station is served by TER Picardie.

Located at 49.2511, 2.436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.406 miles away.
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Railway stations in Picardy

Chantilly Forest

Chantilly Forest or Forest of Chantilly (Forêt de Chantilly) is a forest of 6,344 hectares, located mainly in the Oise, 35 kilometres north of Paris.

Located at 49.175, 2.5125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.401 miles away.
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Forests of France, Geography of Oise, Visitor attractions in Oise

Gare de Pont-Sainte-Maxence

Gare de Pont-Sainte-Maxence is a railway station serving the town Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Oise department, northern France. It is situated on the Creil–Jeumont railway.

Located at 49.3094, 2.6025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.410 miles away.
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Railway stations in Picardy

Tiger Express (roller coaster)

Tiger Express is a steel wild mouse roller coaster at La Mer de Sable in France. From 2000 until the end of 2010 the coaster was located in Walibi World in the Netherlands under the name Flying Dutchman Gold Mine.

Located at 49.1453, 2.67323 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.399 miles away.
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Roller coasters introduced in 2000, Roller coasters in France

Château d'Enghien (Chantilly)

The Château d'Enghien in Chantilly, France is a building within the park of the Château de Chantilly. It is a long, neoclassical building, designed by Jean-François Leroy in 1769 as lodging for the guests that Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé entertained at Chantilly. It was later named in honor of his grandson Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien who lived in the building with his nurses after his birth in 1772.

Located at 49.1927, 2.4873 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.402 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1769, Châteaux in Oise, House of Bourbon-Condé

Château d'Aramont

Château d'Aramont is a château in Verberie, Oise, France.

Located at 49.3099, 2.72446 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.411 miles away.
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Châteaux in Oise

Ermenonville Forest

The Ermenonville Forest is a state-owned forest in Oise, France. On 3 March 1974 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed in the forest and in the commune of Fontaine-Chaalis. Today, A monument on this forest has standing. The memorial is to the victims of THY flight 981.

Located at 49.1517, 2.63944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.400 miles away.
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Geography of Oise, Forests of France, Visitor attractions in Oise

Parc Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Parc Jean-Jacques-Rousseau is a French landscape garden at Ermenonville, in the Département of Oise. It is named for the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who stayed there the last six weeks of his life. He died there in 1778 and was buried in an island in the park. The western part, called "le Désert" is managed by the Institut de France, and the northern part by a hotel/restaurant at the château in Ermenonville. The other parts are not open to the public, for various reasons.

Located at 49.1211, 2.69111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.398 miles away.
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Gardens in France

Helmut Kolle

Helmut Kolle (February 24, 1899–November 17, 1931) was a German painter who found major success in France in the 1920s, fusing the German modernist style with that of French painting. Kolle was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg, the second son of noted bacteriologist Wilhelm Kolle (1868–1935) and Helene Alwine Brigl. His father initially worked at Robert Koch's Berlin institute and then relocated to Bern, Switzerland with his family in 1906.

Located at 49.1889, 2.46328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.402 miles away.
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1899 births, 1931 deaths, Artists from Berlin, Modern painters, German painters, Gay artists, LGBT people from Germany, German expatriates in France

OzIris

OzIris is a steel inverted roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard operating at Parc Astérix in France since 7 April 2012.

Located at 49.1342, 2.56626 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.398 miles away.
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Roller coasters by name, Roller coasters in France

St. Vincent Abbey, Senlis

The Royal Abbey of St. Vincent was a former monastery of canons regular in Senlis, Oise, which was destroyed during the French Revolution. Late in their history, they became part of a new congregation of canons regular with the motherhouse at the Royal Abbey of St Genevieve in Paris, known as the Genofévains, widely respected for their institutions of learning.

Located at 49.2025, 2.58944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.403 miles away.
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1065 establishments, 1791 disestablishments, Augustinian monasteries in France, Monasteries in Oise, Christian monasteries established in the 11th century, Monasteries destroyed during the French Revolution