Laon - Imprimerie Bruneteaux

Laon, placed on a ridge and overlooking the flat Picardy plain, was a strategic, fortified site, already in Roman times. St. Remi founded a bishopric here in 487. Laon was a very important place in the kingdom of the Franks. After the fall of the Carolingians, Hugh Capet became the master of the town with the support of the bishop.

The city´s old part, up on the hill, today still has numerous medieval buildings. For the tourists, there are are hotels, restaurants, chambre d'hôtes. The customers of this very stylish printers' shop are probably locals.