Oise

 ( 1790 Establishments In France ) 

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 829,419 in 2019. Populations légales 2019: 60 Oise, INSEE

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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.

After the coalition victory at Waterloo, the department was occupied by Great Britain British army between June 1815 and November 1818.

In March 2021, local Member of Parliament Olivier Dassault was killed in a plane crash.

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Geography Oise is part of the current region of Hauts-de-France and is situated 35 km north of Paris. It is surrounded by the departments of Somme, Aisne, Seine-et-Marne, Val-d'Oise, Eure, and Seine-Maritime.

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Principal towns The most populous commune is Beauvais, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 13 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The 10 most populous communes are:

Beauvais	57,071
Compiègne	40,615
Creil	36,169
Nogent-sur-Oise	20,780
Crépy-en-Valois	14,788
Senlis	14,760
Méru	14,452
Montataire	13,645
Noyon	13,190
Pont-Sainte-Maxence	12,602

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Demographics

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Politics

The president of the Departmental Council is Nadège Lefebvre, elected in 2017.

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Presidential elections 2nd round

	2022	Marine Le Pen	National Rally	52.73	Emmanuel Macron	LREM	47.27
	2017	Emmanuel Macron	LREM	53.28	Marine Le Pen	FN	46.72
	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	52.66	François Hollande	PS	47.34
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	58.28	Ségolène Royal	PS	41.72
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	74.93	Jean-Marie Le Pen	National Rally	25.07

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Current National Assembly Representatives

	Oise's 1st constituency	Claire Marais-Beuil	National Rally
	Oise's 2nd constituency	Philippe Ballard	National Rally
	Oise's 3rd constituency	Alexandre Sabatou	National Rally
	Oise's 4th constituency	Éric Woerth	La République En Marche!
	Oise's 5th constituency	Frédéric-Pierre Vos	National Rally
	Oise's 6th constituency	Michel Guiniot	National Rally
	Oise's 7th constituency	David Magnier	National Rally

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Tourism

The major tourist attraction of the department is the Parc Astérix, which opened in 1989. Other interesting sites are Beauvais Cathedral, the Château de Pierrefonds, restored by Viollet-le-Duc, and the art collection of the Château de Chantilly, which is one of the largest outside Paris.

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Twinned county

Oise is twinned with Bedfordshire in England. It is also twinned with the regency of Karanganyar and the China provinces of Shandong and Zhejiang.

One of the villages along the river Oise is Auvers-sur-Oise, famous for having been visited by several impressionism artists. This is where Vincent van Gogh spent his last 70 days and is his and his brother Theo's resting place.

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See also

• Arrondissements of the Oise department
• Cantons of the Oise department
• Communes of the Oise department
• Monument aux morts (Oise)

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External links

• Prefecture website
• Departmental Council website
• oise directory website
• Oise Tourist Board

Categories: 1790 Establishments In France, Departments Of Hauts-de-france, States And Territories Established In 1790

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