Picardy - or Picardie as it is written in French, is located in the centre ground between Paris and the eastern end of the English Channel. It is a relatively unknown region of France and alhough it is a historic province of northern France, it has attractive countryside as well as historic towns and cities and is easily accessible from Paris. Picardie consists of three departments, the Oise (60), centered on the city of Beauvais; the Aisne (02) centered on the city of Laon, and the Somme (60), centered on the regional capital Amiens.

In past centuries, the region was relatively prosperous; its productive farmlands, including a large expanse of flat or relatively flat land, created wealth in local towns and cities, a wealth now reflected in the many fine gothic churches and cathedrals of the region.
   
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