Oise | |
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![]() Prefecture building in Beauvais | |
![]() Location of Oise in France | |
Coordinates: 49°23′N 02°25′E / 49.383°N 2.417°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Prefecture | Beauvais |
Subprefectures | Clermont Compiègne Senlis |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Nadège Lefebvre[1] (LR) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,860 km2 (2,260 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 828,838 |
• Rank | 26th |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-60 |
Department number | 60 |
Arrondissements | 4 |
Cantons | 21 |
Communes | 679 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
Oise (/wɑːz/ wahz; French: [waz] ; Picard: Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called Oisiens (French: [wazjɛ̃]) or Isariens, after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 in 2019.[3]