| Région Picardie | ||
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| Capital | Amiens | |
| Regional President | Claude Gewerc (PS) (since 2004) |
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| Departments | Aisne Oise Somme |
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| Arrondissements | 13 | |
| Cantons | 129 | |
| Communes | 2,292 | |
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| Land area1 | 19,399 km² | |
| Population | (Ranked 12th) | |
| - January 1, 2007 est. Amiens (amjɛ̃ is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km north of Paris. In France, the president of the regional council (French Président du conseil régional) is the elected official who heads the Conseil régional The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Aisne (ɛn is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River. Oise is a department in the north of France named after the Oise River. The Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are from the 1999 census To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are from the 1999 census New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. | 1,890,000 | |
| - March 8, 1999 census | 1,857,481 | |
| - Density (2007) | 97/km² | |
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- This article is about the modern French region of Picardie. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open For the historical French province and cultural area of Picardy, see Picardy. Picardy (Picardie is an historical Province of France, in the north of France. For the musical theory interval, see Picardy third. A Picardy third (also known as Tierce de Picardie) is a harmonic device used in European classical music.
Picardie (English: Picardy) is one of the 26 regions of France. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It is located in the northern part of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
The modern region of Picardie is larger than the historical province of Picardy. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Picardy (Picardie is an historical Province of France, in the north of France. The south of the Aisne department and most of the Oise department were historically part of the province of Île-de-France, while the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department were the province of Picardy proper, with the Boulonais, that is now in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (Pas-de-Calais departement). Aisne (ɛn is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Oise is a department in the north of France named after the Oise River. Île-de-France is one of the ancient Provinces of France, and the one that has been the centre of power during most of French history. The Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. Nord-Pas de Calais (French Nord-Pas de Calais; Dutch Noord-Nauw van Kales) is one of the 26 regions of France. Pas-de-Calais is a department in northern France. Its name is the French language equivalent of the Strait of Dover, which it borders
As the historical Picardy was deemed too small to become a region, the French government decided to join it with the north of Île-de-France (specifically, the pays of Beauvaisis, Valois, Noyonnais, Laonnois, Soissonnais, Omois, to name only the most prominent). Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. The name of the historical province of Picardy was given to this new region.
Thus, the Picardie region is somewhat an artificial region, with the south of the Oise department lying inside the metropolitan area of Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city People in the south of Oise commute to Île-de-France for work, and hardly feel Picard ("Picardy inhabitant" and traditionally Picard-speakers) unlike those coming from the north of this new artificial region for whom the term is very meaningful. Picard is a Language closely related to French, and as such is one of the larger group of Romance languages.
The industrial area of Saint-Quentin in the north of Picardie has been hard hit by economic crisis, the south of the region, at the border with Île-de-France, is booming due to the increasing inflow of Parisians relocating to the distant and greener towns of the Oise department, in short thanks to what the French call rurbanisation. For other places with the same name see Saint-Quentin. Saint-Quentin is a commune in the Aisne départment
Between the 1990 and 1999 French censuses, the population of Oise increased 0. 61% per year (almost twice faster than France as a whole), while the Aisne department lost inhabitants, and the Somme barely grew, at a laggard 0. 16% per year. Today, 41. 3% of the population of Picardie live inside the Oise department, which historically was not part of Picardy. Picardy (Picardie is an historical Province of France, in the north of France.
Although Picardy proper is a vast flat plain of open fields, famed for the gruesome Battle of the Somme, the south of Picardie (historically part of Île-de-France) is a very scenic hilly area with large forests. The open field system was the prevalent Agricultural system in much of Europe from the Middle Ages to as recently as the 20th century in places The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916 was among the largest battles of the First World War
Major communities
External links
- (French) Official regional council website
- (English) Pictures of Picardy
- (English) photos from Southern Picardie
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