Beauvais

Beauvais

*Bieuvais* (Picard)
Beauvais Bieuvais (Picard)
Prefecture and commune
	Beauvais Cathedral
	Coat of arms
	Location of Beauvais
	Beauvais Beauvais
	Coordinates: 49°25′49″N 2°05′43″E / 49.4303°N 02.09520°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
Area 1	33.31 km2 (12.86 sq mi)
Population (2021)	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.

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.

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.

^ Cite error: The named reference pia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Beauvais". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[pia-1] Cite error: The named reference pia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.

[popleg2021-3] "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[4] "Beauvais". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

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