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   Alençon ( UK: / æˈlɒ̃sɒ̃ /, [3] US: / ˌælɒ̃ˈsoʊn /, [4] French: [alɑ̃sɔ̃] ⓘ; Norman: Alençoun) is a commune in Normandy, France, and the capital of the Orne department. [5] It is situated 173 kilometres (107 mi) west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon (with 52,000 people).

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     The county of Alençon was raised to a dukedom in 1414. Jean,...

   • Alençon lace

     Alençon lace ( UK: / ˈælənsɒn, æˈlɒ̃sɒ̃ /, [1] US: /...

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     Peter II of Alençon (French: Pierre d'Alençon) was born in...

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     Siege of Alençon. The siege of Alençon occurred in the town...

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     John II of Alençon (Jean II d’Alençon) (2 March 1409 – 8...

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   Alençon is a commune. It is found in the Orne department in the north western of France. Sister cities. Alençon is twinned with: Basingstoke, United Kingdom, since 1968; Quakenbrück, Germany, since 1969; Koutiala, Mali, since 1970

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   Who was John II of Alençon?

   • John II of Alençon (Jean II d’Alençon) (2 March 1409 – 8 September 1476) was a French nobleman. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche as a minor in 1415, after the latter's death at the Battle of Agincourt.

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   Who was Peter II of Alençon?

   • He was the son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda. Peter II of Alençon (French: Pierre d'Alençon) was born in 1340 to Charles II, Count of Alençon and Perche and his wife, Maria de la Cerda, Countess of Alençon. Upon his father's death in 1346, Peter's elder brother, Charles, inherited the title of "Count of Alençon".

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   Where is Alençon located?

   • Alençon is linked by the A28 autoroute (motorway/freeway) with the nearby cities of Le Mans to the south ( Sarthe) and Rouen ( Seine-Maritime) to the north. The A88 autoroute links the A28 just north of Alençon to the coastal port of Caen . The Alençon railway station offers regional services towards Caen, Le Mans and Tours.

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   What was Alençon known for?

   • A long-standing local fabric industry gave birth to the town's famous point d'Alençon lace in the 18th century. The economic development of the nineteenth century was based on iron foundries and mills in the surrounding region. In the first half of the twentieth century the city developed a flourishing printing industry. Alençon was home to Sts.

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