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Commune in Île-de-France, France
Photo: Pierre Poschadel, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Roissy-en-France is best known for hosting Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, the largest airport in Europe. However, the historic city just outside the airport's gates retains its small-town charm, and has several points of interest if you're staying near the airport overnight, or just have a long layover.
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A château that was destroyed during the French Revolution. Today, only a single wall and a detached doorway remain.
Mairie
Originally a private house built in the 1930s.
Includes a World War I monument.
Small 16th century Renaissance church.
A museum of the archaeology of the Pays de France region.
Contains the Renaissance objects of the collections of the Musée de Cluny, in the historic 16th-century Château d'Écouen.
Centre Culturel de l'Orangerie
Includes a media center and holds shows about once a week during September–May.
Most of the restaurants in Roissy are along this street or Rue Dorval, which intersects it.
The third largest shopping mall in France
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