Charleville-Mézières

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Charleville-Mézières is a historic city in northeastern France near the Belgian border, known for its classical architecture, international puppet theatre festival, and role as the former home of poet Arthur Rimbaud.

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Charleville-Mézières canonical 18
Charleville 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
subprefecture of France
administrativeStatus prefecture city of Ardennes
capitalOf Ardennes department
country France
festivalFrequency biennial puppet theatre festival
formedByMergerOf Charleville
Mézières
formerResident Arthur Rimbaud
foundedBy Charles Gonzaga
foundingDate 1606
hasArchitecturalStyle Renaissance urban planning
classical architecture
hasCityPart Charleville
Mézières
hasCulturalInstitution École nationale supérieure des arts de la marionnette
hasEducationalInstitution Institut international de la marionnette
hasMuseum Musée Rimbaud
hasNotableSquare Place Ducale
hasPopulationApprox around 46000 inhabitants
hasRailConnectionTo Paris
Reims
Sedan
hasTwinTown Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Euskirchen
Jelgava
Nevers
hosts Festival mondial des théâtres de marionnettes
INSEECODE 08105
knownFor association with Arthur Rimbaud
classical architecture
international puppet theatre festival
language French
locatedIn Ardennes department
Grand Est region
linked to: Grand Est

northeastern France
locatedNear Belgian border
locatedOnRiver Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
mergerDate 1966
PlaceDucaleArchitecturalStyle 17th-century classical square
postalCode 08000
regionHistorically Champagne-Ardenne
RimbaudMuseumLocatedIn old water mill on the Meuse
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
vehicleRegistrationCode 08

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Maas flowsThroughCity Charleville-Mézières
Meuse passesThrough Charleville-Mézières
Reims station connectsTo Charleville-Mézières
University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne hasCampusIn Charleville-Mézières
Arthur Rimbaud placeOfBirth Charleville
linked to: Charleville-Mézières
Arthur Rimbaud placeOfBirth Charleville-Mézières
Arthur Rimbaud residence Charleville
linked to: Charleville-Mézières
Arthur Rimbaud burialPlace Charleville-Mézières
Meuse valley contains Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières formedByMergerOf Charleville
linked to: Charleville-Mézières
Ardennes department capital Charleville-Mézières
Ardennes department prefecture Charleville-Mézières
Ardennes department contains Charleville-Mézières
Compagnie des chemins de fer de l’Est servedCity Charleville-Mézières
URCA hasCampusIn Charleville-Mézières
Le Bateau ivre placeWritten Charleville
linked to: Charleville-Mézières
Collège de Charleville locatedIn Charleville-Mézières
Vitalie Rimbaud placeOfOrigin Charleville
subject linked to: Vitalie Rimbaud (sister)
linked to: Charleville-Mézières
Vitalie Rimbaud placeOfBirth Charleville
subject linked to: Vitalie Rimbaud (sister)
linked to: Charleville-Mézières
Vitalie Rimbaud residence Charleville
subject linked to: Vitalie Rimbaud (sister)
linked to: Charleville-Mézières
Frédérique Rimbaud residence Charleville
linked to: Charleville-Mézières
Frédérique Rimbaud placeOfOrigin Charleville
linked to: Charleville-Mézières
Monthermé locatedNear Charleville-Mézières
Vitalie Rimbaud residence Charleville
linked to: Charleville-Mézières
Vitalie Rimbaud residence Charleville-Mézières
Nordhausen hasTwinTown Charleville-Mézières
Mézières partOf Charleville-Mézières
Mézières mergedInto Charleville-Mézières