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Picardy
Picardie | |
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Coordinates: 49°30′N 2°50′E / 49.500°N 2.833°E | |
Country | France |
Dissolved | 1 January 2016 |
Prefecture | Amiens |
Departments | |
Government | |
• President | Claude Gewerc (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 19,399 km2 (7,490 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,932,422 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Demonym | Picards |
Gross Regional Product | |
• Total | €51.729 billion |
• Per capita | €26,800 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-S |
NUTS Region | FR2 |
Website | cr-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.