Beauvais ( , ; pcd, Bieuvais) is a city and commune in northern

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, and prefecture of the

Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,41 ...

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, in the

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, north of Paris. The commune of Beauvais had a population of 56,020 , making it the most populous city in the Oise department, and third most-populous in Picardy. Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, the metropolitan area of Beauvais has a population of 128,020. The region around Beauvais is called the Beauvaisis.

History

Beauvais was known to the

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by the Gallo-Roman name of ''Caesaromagus'' (''magos'' is Common Celtic for "field"). The post-Renaissance

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rendering is ''Bellovacum'' from the Belgic tribe the Bellovaci, whose capital it was. In the ninth century it became a county (comté), which about 1013 passed to the bishops of Beauvais, who became peers of France from the twelfth century. This cites V. Lhuillier, ''Choses du vieux Beauvais et du Beauvaisis'' (1896). At the coronations of kings the

Bishop of Beauvais The Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis ( la, Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis; french: Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The ...

wore the royal mantle and went, with the

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, to raise the king from his throne to present him to the people. ''

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'' II 13 reports that as

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was approaching a fortified town called Bratuspantium in the land of the Bellovaci, its inhabitants surrendered to him when he was about 5

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s away. Its name is

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for "place where judgements are made", from *''bratu-spantion''. Some say that Bratuspantium is Beauvais. Others theorize that it is Vendeuil-Caply or Bailleul sur Thérain. From 1004 to 1037, the Count of Beauvais was Odo II, Count of Blois. In a charter dated 1056/1060, Eudo of Brittany granted land "in pago Belvacensi" (Beauvais, Picardy) to the Abbey of

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Saint-Aubin (see Albinus of Angers). In 1346, the town had to defend itself against the English, who again besieged it in 1433. The

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which it endured in 1472 at the hands of the

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was rendered famous by the heroism of the town's women, under the leadership of

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, whose memory is still celebrated by a procession on 27 June (the feast of Sainte Angadrême), during which women take precedence over men. An interesting hoard of coins from the

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became known as the ''Beauvais Hoard'', because some of the English and European coins found with the lot were from the French abbey located in Beauvais. The hoard, which contained a variety of rare and extremely rare

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pennies, English and foreign coins, was reputed to have been found in or near Paris. Beauvais was extensively damaged during World War I, and again in World War II during the German advance on Paris in June 1940. Much of the older part of the city was all but destroyed, and the cathedral badly damaged before being liberated by British forces on 30 August 1944.

Geography

Beauvais lies at the foot of wooded hills on the left bank of the

Thérain The Thérain () is a river in France, tributary of the Oise. It is long. It rises between Saint-Michel-d'Halescourt and Grumesnil in Seine-Maritime at 175 meters elevation. It flows generally southeast, through Songeons, Milly-sur-Thérain, ...

at its confluence with the Avelon. Its ancient ramparts have been destroyed, and it is now surrounded by boulevards, outside of which run branches of the Thérain. In addition, there are spacious promenades in the north-east of the town.

Climate

Beauvais experiences an

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ...

(

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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature is 9.9 °C (1961–1990), the

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annual average of 1669 hours (1991–2010). Hills Bray are provided to the precipitation of Beauvais. The precipitation is 669 mm on average per year (1981–2010), while it is 800 mm on average per year in Bray. However, the frequency of rainfall is high. The average number of days per year above the precipitation of a 1 mm is 116 days, or every third day. The

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is often present, it is estimated at about 55 days a year. The department is affected by 41 days of average wind year, usually it comes from the west to the south.

Population

The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Beauvais proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Beauvais absorbed the former communes of Marissel, Saint-Just-des-Marais and Voisinlieu and part of Notre-Dame-du-Thil in 1943.

Sights

Cathedral

The city's cathedral, dedicated to

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(''Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais''), in some respects the most daring achievement of

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, consists only of a

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and quire with

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and seven apse-chapels. The vaulting in the interior exceeds 46 m or 150 feet in height. The cathedral underwent a major repair and restoration process in 2008. The small Romanesque church of the 10th century known as the '' Basse Oeuvre'' occupies the site destined for the nave; much of its east end was demolished to make room for the new cathedral. Begun in 1247, under Bishop William of Grès (Guillaume de Grès, Guillaume de Grez), an extra were added to the height, to make it the tallest cathedral in Europe: the work was interrupted in 1284 by the collapse of the vaulting of the choir, a disaster that produced a temporary failure of nerve among the masons working in Gothic style. The transept was built from 1500 to 1548. In 1573 the fall of a too-ambitious central tower stopped work again, after which little addition was made. Its façades, especially that on the south, exhibit all the richness of the late Gothic style. The carved wooden doors of both the north and the south portals are masterpieces respectively of Gothic and

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workmanship. The church possesses an elaborate

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(1866) and

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of the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries; but its chief artistic treasures are

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windows of the thirteenth, fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, the most beautiful of them from the hand of the Renaissance artist, Engrand Le Prince, a native of Beauvais. To him also is due some of the stained glass in St. Etienne, the second church of the town, and an interesting example of the transition stage between the Romanesque and Gothic styles. During the Middle Ages, on 14 January, the Feast of Asses was celebrated in the Beauvais Cathedral, in commemoration of the Flight into Egypt.

Other notable sites

In the ''Place de l'Hôtel de Ville'' and in the old streets near the cathedral there are several houses dating from the 12th to the 16th centuries. The ''Hôtel de ville'', close to which stands the statue of

, was built in 1752. The episcopal palace, now housing the

Musée départemental de l'Oise The ''Musée départemental de l'Oise'' (MUDO, Museum of the Oise Department) is a museum in the former bishop's palace in Beauvais, Oise, in northern France. It is classified as a historical monument. Building history The museum is housed in the ...

, was built in the 16th century, partly upon the

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fortifications. The church of ''Saint-Étienne'' is a Romanesque-Gothic building (early 12th-late 16th centuries), including, in one of its transept's portals, a sculpture of "Wheel of Life".

Transport

Rail transport

The railway station,

Gare de Beauvais Beauvais is a railway station located in Beauvais in the Oise department, France. TER Hauts-de-France trains connect the station to Le Tréport-Mers, Creil and Paris-Nord. The Neo-medieval station building was constructed by Compagnie du Nord i ...

, opened since 1857 is currently served by several

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lines: * Beauvais – PersanBeaumont –

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* Beauvais –

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* Beauvais – Abancourt –

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Air transport

Beauvais–Tillé Airport Beauvais–Tillé Airport (; french: Aéroport de Beauvais-Tillé) , branded as Paris-Beauvais Airport, is an international airport near the city of Beauvais in the commune of Tillé in France. In 2016, it was the tenth busiest airport in France ...

, dating from the 1930s, lies in north of the city, in Tillé. It is used as a gateway to Paris by several low-cost carriers. Traffic growth is significant: in 1997, 200,000 passengers used it annually, but by 2006, it was more than 1.8 million. Airport usage increased by 40% a year on average between 2001 and 2005. The airport is mainly used for passenger traffic (only 2 to 3 flights involve

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each month) and serves 48 destinations.

Public transport

Public transport in Beauvais is provided by (formerly ''The Urban Transport network of Beauvaisis'' french: Transports Urbains du Beauvaisis or ). The

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(commuter bus) network consists of 25 regular lines which serve Beauvais and its suburbs, including: * 12 day lines ** 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 * 3 Sunday lines ** 11A 11B 11C * 3 summer lines ** 10 (divided into 3 sub lines) * 7

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lines ** T1 T2 T3 T5 T6 T7 T8 * 3 shuttles ** ''Navette Aéroport'' (Airport Shuttle) ''Navette Parking'' (Parking Shuttle) ''Navette LaSalle'' (Polytechnic Institute of LaSalle Shuttle)

Environmentally friendly transportation

In an effort to promote cleaner urban transportation and protect the environment, the city began to develop a "Green Plan" (''Plan vert''). Ultimately, the goal is to have a network of bicycle paths.

Administration

The mayor of Beauvais is Franck Pia, elected in September 2022. He succeeded

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, who stepped down to become a deputy minister in the

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Notable people

* Milo of Nanteuil, bishop of Beauvais, builder of the Beauvais Cathedral *

Pierre Cauchon Pierre Cauchon (1371 – 18 December 1442) was Bishop of Beauvais from 1420 to 1432. He was a strong partisan of English interests in France during the latter years of the Hundred Years' War. He was the judge in the trial of Joan of Arc an ...

, bishop of Beauvais and judge of Joan of Arc *

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, pastry chef and creator of the

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* Guillaume Brenner, footballer *Fanny Dénoix (1798–1879), poet *

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, fashion designer *

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, mathematician * Pierre Louvet (1617–1684), historian, archivist and historiographer * Anthony Mfa Mezui, footballer * Mustapha Yatabare, footballer * Sambou Yatabare, footballer * Jérôme Lempereur, footballer (born 1973) * George Auriol, born Jean-Georges Huyot, graphic designer (26 April 1863) *

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, pro-cyclist *

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, footballer

Economy

The industry of Beauvais comprises, besides the state manufacture of

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, which dates from 1664, the manufacture of various kinds of cotton and woollen goods, brushes, toys, boots and shoes, and bricks and tiles. Market-gardening flourishes in the vicinity and an extensive trade is carried on in grain and wine. The town is the seat of a bishop, a prefect and a ''Court of Assizes''; it has ''Tribunals of First Instance'' and of commerce, together with a

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, a branch of the

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, a higher ecclesiastical seminary, a ''lycée'' and training colleges. Amongst the major companies operating in the town are Nestle and Agco (Massey Ferguson). Also present since 1986 is

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, founded by Jerry Vaughan, and now operating from a purpose built distribution centre to the east of the town Beauvais also has a small airport, Beauvais Tillé, which is used by several

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and charter airlines such as

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as a terminal for nearby Paris, to which frequent shuttle buses run.

Education

Beauvais has the following schools: Public schools: *20 preschools: Four in Argentine, five in Centre-Ville, one in Marissel, one in Notre Dame du Thil, five in Saint-Jean, one in Saint Just des Marais, two in Saint Lucien, and one in Voisinlieu *24 public elementary schools: Five in Argentine, six in Centre-Ville, two in Marissel, two in Notre Dame du Thil, five in Saint-Jean, one in Saint Just des Marais, two in Saint-Lucien, and one in Voisinlieu *Five junior high schools: Collège Henri Baumont, Collège Charles Fauqueux, Collège Jules Michelet, Collège Jean Baptiste Pellerin, and Collège George Sand *Four general high schools:

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, Lycée Jeanne Hachette, Lycée Paul Langevin, and

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Lycées d'enseignement général
" Beauvais. 17 October 2015. Retrieved on 5 September 2016. *Four vocational high schools: Lycée Professionnel Paul Langevin, Lycée Professionnel Jean-Baptiste Corot, Lycée Professionnel Les Jacobins, and Lycée Agricole de l'Oise Private schools: * Institution du Saint-Espirit (elementary, junior high, high school, and technological high school) *Institution Notre-Dame (elementary and junior high school) *Elementary schools: École Saint-Paul and École Sainte-Bernadette *

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Sport

Beauvais is home to

AS Beauvais Oise Association Sportive Beauvais Oise (; commonly referred to as AS Beauvais, ASBO, or simply Beauvais) is a French association football club based in Beauvais. The club was formed in 1945 as a result of a merger and currently play in the Championnat ...

, a football club playing in the

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(), which is supported by a fine percussion band.

International relations

Beauvais is twinned with: *

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