Laon
Laon is a city and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Aisne département. Population: 26,265.
Miscellaneous
Laon was the birthplace of:
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- Bertrada of Laon (720-783), mother of Charlemagne
- Anselm of Laon (d. 1117), theologian
- Jacques Marquette, (1636-1675), Jesuit missionary
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 tyres. 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.
Related Topics:
Cable car - Poma 2000 - San Francisco cable car system
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Laon is twinned with the city of Winchester in England
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