2023-08-02 05:02:21
It is a symbolic place for the Francophonie. In the department of Aisne, Villers-Cotterêts is indeed famous for an ordinance of 1539 which made French the official language for all administrative acts of the kingdom of François Ier. Emmanuel Macron will therefore inaugurate the International City of the French Language at the castle of the town on October 19, the Elysée said on Tuesday.
Announced in 2018 by the Head of State on the occasion of the International Francophonie Day, the renovation of the castle to make it a center dedicated to the national language began in 2020, with a budget of 185 million euros. .
The Francophonie Summit on site in 2024
La Cité promises 1,600 m2 of permanent and temporary exhibitions open to the public, a 250-seat auditorium, twelve residency workshops for artists, researchers and entrepreneurs from the Francophonie, and a research and innovation laboratory on linguistic issues. . The renovation has also tried to reopen the castle to the inhabitants, by offering a passage between the city and the forest of Retz.
The city must also host the Francophonie Summit to be held in France in the fall of 2024, said the Elysée.
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