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Oise is a department in the north of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 named after the Oise River
Oise River

The Oise river is a right tributary of the Seine River. Its length is 302 km in Belgium and France. Its source is in the Belgian province Hainaut , south of the town Chimay....
.

Geography
Oise is part of the current region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 of Picardie
Picardie

This article is about the modern French region. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is one of the 26 regions of France of France. It is located in the northern part of France....
 and is situated 35 km north of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. It is surrounded by the departments of Somme
Somme

The Somme is a departments of France of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme River. It is part of the Picardie regions of France....
, Aisne
Aisne

Aisne is a departments of France in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River....
, Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne

Seine-et-Marne is a France departments of France, named after the Seine River and Marne River rivers, and located in the ?le-de-France regions of France....
, Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise

Val-d'Oise is a France departments of France named after the Oise River, located in the ?le-de-France regions of France.Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France's main international airport is partially located in Roissy-en-France, a commune of Val d'Oise....
, Eure
Eure

Eure is a departments of France in the north of France named after the Eure River....
, and Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime

Seine-Maritime is a France departments of France in Normandy. Before 1955 it was known as Seine-Inf?rieure....
.

Tourism
The major tourist attraction of the department is the Parc Astérix
Parc Astérix

Parc Ast?rix is a theme amusement park in France, based on the stories of Asterix . Situated approximately 35 km north of Paris and 32km from Disneyland Resort Paris, in Plailly in the d?partement of Oise, it opened in 1989....
, which opened in 1989.






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Oise is a department in the north of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 named after the Oise River
Oise River

The Oise river is a right tributary of the Seine River. Its length is 302 km in Belgium and France. Its source is in the Belgian province Hainaut , south of the town Chimay....
.

History


Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province
Provinces of France

The Kingdom of France was organised into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the d?partement in France system superseded provinces....
 of Île-de-France
Île-de-France (province)

?le-de-France is one of the ancient provinces of France, and the one that has been the centre of power during most of History of France. It is centred on Paris....
.

Geography


Oise is part of the current region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 of Picardie
Picardie

This article is about the modern French region. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is one of the 26 regions of France of France. It is located in the northern part of France....
 and is situated 35 km north of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. It is surrounded by the departments of Somme
Somme

The Somme is a departments of France of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme River. It is part of the Picardie regions of France....
, Aisne
Aisne

Aisne is a departments of France in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River....
, Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne

Seine-et-Marne is a France departments of France, named after the Seine River and Marne River rivers, and located in the ?le-de-France regions of France....
, Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise

Val-d'Oise is a France departments of France named after the Oise River, located in the ?le-de-France regions of France.Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France's main international airport is partially located in Roissy-en-France, a commune of Val d'Oise....
, Eure
Eure

Eure is a departments of France in the north of France named after the Eure River....
, and Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime

Seine-Maritime is a France departments of France in Normandy. Before 1955 it was known as Seine-Inf?rieure....
.

Population


Natives of the department are called Isariens or Oisiens.

Tourism


The major tourist attraction of the department is the Parc Astérix
Parc Astérix

Parc Ast?rix is a theme amusement park in France, based on the stories of Asterix . Situated approximately 35 km north of Paris and 32km from Disneyland Resort Paris, in Plailly in the d?partement of Oise, it opened in 1989....
, which opened in 1989. Another very interesting site is Beauvais Cathedral. Also to be seen is the Chateau de Pierrefonds
Château de Pierrefonds

The Ch?teau de Pierrefonds is an imposing castle situated in the Communes of France of Pierrefonds, Oise in the Oise Departments of France of France....
, restored by Viollet-le-Duc.

Twinned county

Oise is twinned with Bedfordshire

See also

  • Cantons of the Oise department
  • Communes of the Oise department
  • Arrondissements of the Oise department


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