Oise

Oise ( ; ; ) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called Oisiens () or Isariens, after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,899 in 2023.

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Oise is a department, or administrative region, located in northern France that is named after the Oise River that flows through it. With a population of nearly 830,000 people as of 2023, it is a significant population center in the northern part of the country.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Oise
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.image_skyline: Prefecture beauvais 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Prefecture building in Beauvais
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of the Department of Oise.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Oise.svg
Settlement.image_map: Oise-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Oise in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hauts-de-France
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Beauvais
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: ClermontCompiègneSenlis

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Official website

Accueil - Les services de l'État dans l'Oise

Portail de l'Etat en Les services de l'État dans l'Oise

oise.pref.gouv.fr →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: department of France
Named after: Oise
Official name: Oise
Country: France
Located in: Picardy
Contains: arrondissement of Senlis
Capital: Beauvais
Population: 829899
Area: 5860
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Head of government: Édouard Courtial
Shares border with: Somme
Official website: www.oise.pref.gouv.fr
Image: Prefecture beauvais 2.jpg

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category for people born here: Category:Births in Oise
Commons category: Oise (department)
inception: 1790-03-04
topic's main category: Category:Oise
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Oise
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Oise
category of associated people: Category:People from Oise
Commons gallery: Oise
annual number of weddings: 1823
native label: Oise
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Principal towns
Demographics
Politics
Presidential elections 2nd round
Current National Assembly Representatives
Tourism
Twinned county
See also
References
External links

==History== Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Île-de-France and Picardy.

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