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Thirty-eight kilometres west of Soissons lies COMPIEGNE , whose reputation as a tourist centre rests on the presence of a vast royal palace, built at the edge of the Foret de Compiegne in order that generations of French kings could play at "being peasants", in Louis XIV's words. Although the town itself is a bit of a one-horse place with a bland, Sunday-afternoon feel, it's worth a visit for the opulent palace interiors, and the car and Second Empire museums.
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