Beauvais (US: boh-VAY, 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, 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.
Known in ancient times as: Caesaromagus
Periods/Settlements: roman, late-antique, modern
Distance between:
Paris to Beauvais42 Miles / 67 Kms Marseille to Beauvais453 Miles / 730 Kms
Population: 56677 inhabitants
Code of the commune:
60057 Postal Code:
60000
49.4295387,2.0807123