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Picardie

Picardie is one of the 26 administrative regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.

It includes the départements of Aisne (02), Oise (60), and Somme (80).

Area: 19,400 km²

Population: 1,857,837 inhabitants (1999)

External link

Site of the Conseil Régional: http://www.cr-picardie.fr/

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