Beauvais (French pronunciation: [bovɛ]) is a city and commune in northern France. It serves as the capital of the Oise département, in the Picardy region. Beauvais is located approximately 75 kilometres (45 miles) from Paris.
Population: 53,393
Latitude: 49° 25' 59.99" N
Longitude: 2° 04' 59.99" E
R101 was one of a pair of British rigid airships completed in 1929 as part of a British government programme to develop civil airships capable of service on long-distance routes within the British Empire. It was designed and built by an Air Ministry…
The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais) is an incomplete Roman Catholic cathedral located in Beauvais, in northern France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis.
Beauvais–Tillé Airport (French: Aéroport de Beauvais-Tillé) (IATA: BVA, ICAO: LFOB) is an airport near the city of Beauvais in France. It is located in Tillé, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-northeast of Beauvais, a commune of the Oise department in t…
The first mid-air collision of airliners took place on 7 April 1922 over Picardie, France, involving British and French passenger-carrying biplanes.
Jeanne Laisné (born 1456) was a French heroine known as Jeanne Fourquet and nicknamed Jeanne Hachette ('Jean the Hatchet'). She was the daughter of a peasant.
Gare de Beauvais is a railway station located in Beauvais in the Oise department, France. TER Picardie trains connect the station to Le Tréport-Mers, Creil and Paris-Nord. The Neo-medieval station building was constructed by Compagnie du Nord in bri…
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Beauvais (Lat:Diocesis Bellovacensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese encompasses the department of Oise in the Region of Picardie. The diocese is a suffragan of the Ar…
Saint-Germer-de-Fly Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey located in the village of Saint-Germer-de-Fly, in Picardy in the Oise département of France. Only the late Romanesque-early Gothic church remains, now the village parish church. It is regarded …
Stade Pierre Brisson is a multi-use stadium in Beauvais, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium for AS Beauvais Oise.
The Gare de Villers-Saint-Sépulcre (Villers-Saint-Sépulcre station) is a railway station located in the commune of Villers-Saint-Sépulcre in the Oise department, France.
Lannoy Abbey, also called Briostel, was a Cistercian abbey in present-day Oise, France.
Gare de Villers-sur-Thère is a rail station located in the village Villers-sur-Thère near Allonne in the Oise department, France.
Gare de Saint-Sulpice-Auteuil (Saint-Sulpice-Auteuil Station) is a rail station located in Saint-Sulpice near Auteuil in the Oise department, France.
Gare de Saint-Omer-en-Chaussée (Saint-Omer-en-Chaussée Station) is a rail station located in the commune of Saint-Omer-en-Chaussée in the Oise department, France. It is served by TER Picardie trains from Beauvais to Le Tréport-Mers. The station was …
The Gare de Méru (Méru station) is a railway station located in Méru (Oise department), France. It is served by TER Picardie trains from Paris Nord to Beauvais.
The Gare de Mouy-Bury (Mouy-Bury station) is a railway station located in the communes of Angy and Mouy near Bury in the Oise department, France.
The Gare de Montreuil-sur-Thérain (Montreuil-sur-Thérain station) is a railway station located in the commune of Montreuil-sur-Thérain in the Oise department, France.
The Gare de Milly-sur-Thérain (Milly-sur-Thérain station) is a railway station located in the commune of Milly-sur-Thérain in the Oise department, France.