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Oise, department, FranceOise (wäz), department (1990 pop. 733,200), N France, in Picardy. Beauvais Beauvais (bōvā`), town (1990 pop. 56,278), capital of Oise dept., N France...... Click the link for more information. is the capital. Oise, river, Belgium and FranceOise, river, 186 mi (299 km) long, rising in the Ardennes Mts., S Belgium, and flowing through N France generally SW past Compiègne to join the Seine River near Pontoise. Navigable for most of its length, the Oise is an important transportation route; canals link it with the Aisne, Sambre, and Thérain rivers.Oise 1. a department of N France, in Picardy region. Capital: Beauvais. Pop.: 776 999 (2003 est.). Area: 5887 sq. km (2296 sq. miles) 2. a river in N France, rising in Belgium, in the Ardennes, and flowing southwest to join the Seine at Conflans. Length: 302 km (188 miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It was still more impossible to remain in the department of the Oise, one of the most open and strictly guarded in France; this was quite out of the question, especially to a man like Andrea, perfectly conversant with criminal matters. |
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