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The name of Alençon is first recorded in a document dated in the seventh century. During the tenth century, Alençon was a buffer state between Normandy and the Maine regions. In 1049–1051, William Duke of Normandy, later known as William the Conqueror and king of England, laid siege to the town, which had … See more
Alençon is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated 173 kilometres (107 mi) west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon (with 52,000 people). See more
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"Lycées". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015. See more• Anne d'Alençon (1492–1562), marquise of Montferrat
• Marie-Catherine de Villedieu (1640–1683), novelist
• Pierre Allix (1641–1717), Protestant pastor and author See moreIn the seventeenth century, Alençon was chiefly noted for its lace called point d'Alençon.
Today, Alençon is home to a prosperous plastics industry, … See moreAlençon is twinned with:
• Basingstoke and Deane, England, United Kingdom
• Quakenbrück, Germany See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license - People also ask
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