Beauvais is a town and commune (commune in France) and capital of the Oise department (Departments of France) in northern France. Population (1999): city: 57,355; city and suburbs: 59,003; metropolitan area: 100,733. It lies about convert90kmmiabbr=on north of Paris.
Region: Picardie
Department: Oise
Arrondissement: Beauvais
Insee: 60057
Postal Code: 60000
Mayor: Caroline Cayeux
Term: 2001-2014
Intercommunality: Beauvaisis
Longitude: 02.09520
Latitude: 49.430278
Elevation M: 67
Elevation Min M: 57
Elevation Max M: 170
Area Km2: 33.31
Population: 60670
Population Date: 2006
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