Picardy (region)
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| Region of France | ||
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| Country |
 France
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| Prefecture | Amiens | |
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| Government | ||
| • President | Claude Gewerc (PS) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 19,399 km2 (7,490 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 1,890,000 | |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Picards | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-S | |
| GDP (2012) | Ranked 14th | |
| Total | €49.7 billion (US$64 bn) | |
| Per capita | €27,611 (US$35,556) | |
| NUTS Region | FR2 | |
| Website | cr-picardie.fr | |
Picardy (/ˈpɪkədɪ/; French: Picardie, French pronunciation: [pi.kaʁ.di]) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is now part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France.
The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department. The province of Artois (Arras area) separated Picardy from French Flanders.
From the 5th century the area was part of the Frankish Empire, and in the feudal period it encompassed the six countships of Boulogne, Montreuil, Ponthieu, Amiénois, Vermandois, and Laonnois. According to the 843 Treaty of Verdun the region became part of West Francia, the later Kingdom of France.
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