Picardy Picardie | |
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Prefectur | Amiens |
Departments | 3
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Govrenment | |
• Preses | Claude Gewerc (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 19399 km2 (7,490 sq mi) |
Population (2007-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,890,000 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
NUTS Region | FR2 |
Website | cr-picardie.fr |
Picardy (French: Picardie, French pronunciation: [pikaʁdi]) is ane o the 27 regions o Fraunce. It is locatit in the northren pairt o Fraunce.
The preses of the regional cooncil is Claude Gewerc, a Socialist in office syne 2004. That year he defeatit langtime UDF incumbent Gilles de Robien.
Syne 2008, the mayor o the ceety o Amiens, the regional caipital, haes been Socialist Gilles Demailly. He defeatit langtime mayor Gilles de Robien o the New Centre pairty.
Coordinates: 49°30′N 2°50′E / 49.500°N 2.833°E
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