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Picardy
Picardie
Region of France
Flag of Picardy
Coat of arms of Picardy
Coordinates: 49°30′N 2°50′E / 49.500°N 2.833°E / 49.500; 2.833
CountryPicardy France
Dissolved1 January 2016
PrefectureAmiens
Departments
3
  • Aisne (02)
  • Oise (60)
  • Somme (80)
Government
 • PresidentClaude Gewerc (PS)
Area
 • Total19,399 km2 (7,490 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total1,932,422
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
DemonymPicards
Gross Regional Product
[1]
 • Total€51.729 billion
 • Per capita€26,800
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-S
NUTS RegionFR2
Websitecr-picardie.fr

Picardy (/ˈpɪkərdi/, Picard and French: Picardie, French: [pikaʁdi] , Picard: [pika(ː)rdi]) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France.[2] It is located in the northern part of France.

  1. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ^ Loi n° 2015-29 du 16 janvier 2015 relative à la délimitation des régions, aux élections régionales et départementales et modifiant le calendrier électoral (in French)

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