Oise

Oise
Details
Information
Number	60
Region	Picardie
Prefecture	Beauvais
Subprefectures	Clermont Compiègne Senlis
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 25th 766,441 131 /km²
Area	5,860 km²
Arrondissements	4
Cantons	41
Communes	693
President of the general council	Yves Rome
Location

Oise is a département in the north of France named after the Oise River.

Contents

1 History

History

Oise was on of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Ile-de-France.

Oise is part of the current region of Picardie and is situated 35 km north of Paris. It is surrounded by the departments of Somme, Aisne, Seine-et-Marne, Val-d'Oise, Eure, and Seine-Maritime.

Natives of the department are called Isuriens or Oisiens.

The major tourist attraction of the department is the Parc Astérix, which opened in 1989. Other very interesting site is the cathedral of Beauvais.

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