Beauvais
Prefecture and commune in Hauts-de-France, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Beauvais?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other uses, see Beauvais (disambiguation).
"Beauvaisis" redirects here. For the modern region, see Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis.
Beauvais (US: /boʊˈveɪ/ boh-VAY,[4] French: [bovɛ] ⓘ; Picard: Bieuvais) is a town and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, 75 kilometres (47 miles) north of Paris.
Quick Facts Bieuvais (Picard), Country ...
Beauvais
| |
---|---|
Prefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 49°25′49″N 2°05′43″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Oise |
Arrondissement | Beauvais |
Canton | Beauvais-1 and 2 |
Intercommunality | CA Beauvaisis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Franck Pia[1][2] |
Area 1 | 33.31 km2 (12.86 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | 56,677 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 60057 /60000 |
Elevation | 57–170 m (187–558 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Close
The commune of Beauvais had a population of 56,020 as of 2016[update], making it the most populous town in the Oise department, and third most populous in Picardy. Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, the metropolitan area of Beauvais has a population of 128,020.
The region around Beauvais is called the Beauvaisis.