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Picardy

Région Picardie
Détails
Information
Capital:	Amiens
Population - Total - Density	1 857 481 (1999) 96 /km²
Area	19 399 km²
Arrondissements	13
Cantons	129
Communes	2 292
President of the regional council	Claude Gewerc
Départements
Aisne (02) Oise (60) Somme (80)
Location

Picardy is one of the 26 administrative regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France. It became a province in 1477. The capital is Amiens. The main crops of Picardy are wheat, sugar beets, and fodder.

External link

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

Regions of France
Alsace \| Aquitaine \| Auvergne \| Lower Normandy \| Burgundy \| Brittany \| Centre \| Champagne-Ardenne \| Corsica \| Franche-Comté \| Upper Normandy \| Île-de-France \| Languedoc-Roussillon \| Limousin \| Lorraine \| Midi-Pyrénées \| Nord-Pas-de-Calais \| Loire Region \| Picardy \| Poitou-Charentes \| Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur \| Rhône-Alpes
Overseas Departments
Guadeloupe \| Martinique \| French Guiana \| Réunion

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