Noyon

British  

/ nwajɔ̃ /

noun

1. a town in N France: scene of the coronations of Charlemagne (768) and Hugh Capet (987); birthplace of John Calvin. Pop: 14 471 (1999)

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Example Sentences

Our first trip was to Noyon, a hundred kilometres north of Paris, where Armand’s friend Jérémie, an actor-comedian, was throwing a Bastille Day party.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 18, 2019

In 1509, theologian John Calvin, a key figure of the Protestant Reformation, was born in Noyon, Picardy, France.

From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2011

Meantime the main waves of Germany's attack rose higher between Noyon on the Oise River and Soissons on the Aisne.

From Time Magazine Archive

Certainly its lines and proportions somewhat approach such a form; as much so as those of Notre Dame de Noyon, which Stevenson likened to an old-time craft with a high poop.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

Fortunately for Partenay he had a large circle of influential friends and kindred, among them the Bishop of Noyon, who labored strenuously in his behalf.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles