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  Department Oisenumber=60
  Region Picardie
  Prefecture Beauvais
  Subprefectures Clermont <br> Compiègne <br> Senlis
  Population 779,876<br>766,441pop_date=Jan1, 2004 estimate<br>&nbsp-March 8, 1999 censuspop_rank=25thdensity=133
  Area 5,860area_scale=9
  Arrond 4cantons=41communes=693
  President Yves Rome pres_party=
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Oise is a '' Département '' in the north of France named after the Oise River .


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 .


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 .


POPULATION


Natives of the ''département'' are called ''Isariens'' or ''Oisiens''.


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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