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Oise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (145 words) |
 | Oise is a département in the north of France named after the Oise River. |
 | Oise was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. |
 | Oise is part of the current region of Picardie and is situated 35 km north of Paris. |
| OISE - LoveToKnow Article on OISE (797 words) |
 | , a river of northern Franfe, tributary to the Seine, flowing south-west from the Belgian frontier and traversing the departments of Aisne, Oise and Seine-et-Oise. |
 | The most important river is the Oise, which flows through a broad and fertile valley from north-east to south-west, past the towns of Noyon, Cornpigne, Pont St Maxence and Creil. |
 | Oise is served by the Northern railway, on which Creil is an important junction, and its commerce is facilitated by the Oise and its lateral canal and the Aisne, which afford about 70 m. |