Vincennes (fra)

Vincennes

Vincennes ranks 2,652nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bastia, Helsingør, and Ashton-under-Lyne. Memorable people born in Vincennes include Charles V of France, Charles, Count of Valois, and Joanna of Bourbon. Memorable people who died in Vincennes include Mata Hari, Cardinal Mazarin, and Charles IX of France. Vincennes has been the birth place of many politicians, and noblemen and the death place of many politicians, and dancers. Vincennes is located in France.

Vincennes is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from the centre of Paris. Vincennes is famous for its castle: the Château de Vincennes. It is next to but does not include the Bois de Vincennes, from which it took its name, which is attached to the city of Paris. Read more on Wikipedia