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Laon
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometers, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Laon is a city and commune of France, prefecture capital of the Aisne department. The population of the city is 26,265. The hilly district of Laon has always had some strategic importance. In the time of Julius Caesar there was a Gallic village where the Remis inhabitants of the country round Reims had to meet the onset of the confederated Belgae. Aisne is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River.
The city contains many medieval buildings. The most important of these is the cathedral Notre-Dame of Laon, dating mostly from the 12th and 13th centuries. The chapter-house and the cloister contain beautiful specimens of the architecture of the beginning of the 13th century.
The town has the only fully automated municipal cable car system in the world, called the Poma 2000. It links the upper town the historical center, located on a plateau with the lower town, has three stations and runs on rubber tires. In contrast, the San Francisco cable car system is manually operated, and all the other automated cable car systems have restricted operations within airports and hospitals.
Presently, Laon experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of France. Laon, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place.
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