Oise

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Oise
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Information
Number	60
Region	Picardie
Prefecture	Beauvais
Subprefectures	Clermont Compiègne Senlis
-Jan.1, 2004 estimate -March 8, 1999 census -Population density>Density	Ranked 25th 779,916 766,441 133/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
2 Geography
3 Population
4 Tourism
5 See also
6 External links

History

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

Geography

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

Population

Natives of the département are called Isariens or Oisiens.

Tourism

The major tourist attraction of the département is the Parc Astérix, which opened in 1989. Another very interesting site is the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais.

If you hire a car in France, be aware that everybody else can see that your licence number ends with 60. This is because for tax reasons, the big hire companies register their cars in the département where it is cheapest to do so - the Oise - le 60.

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