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


        Oise
            History
            Geography
            Population
            Tourism
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    DepartmentOise
    Number60
    RegionPicardie
    PrefectureBeauvais
    SubprefecturesClermont, Oise
    Population779,916
    766,441
    Pop DateJan.1, 2004 estimate
     -March 8, 1999 ...
    Pop Rank25th
    Density133
    Area5,860
    Area Scale9
    Arrond4
    Cantons41
    Communes693
    PresidentYves Rome
    Img Coablason60.PNG

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    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.

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    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.

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    Population

    Natives of the département are called Isariens or Oisiens.

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    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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