^1 French Land Register data, which excludeestuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2
Oise (/wɑːz/WAHZ;French:[waz]ⓘ;Picard:Oése) is adepartment in the north ofFrance. It is named after the riverOise. Inhabitants of the department are calledOisiens (French:[wazjɛ̃]) orIsariens, after theLatin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 in 2019.[3]
The most populous commune isBeauvais, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 13 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The 10 most populous communes are:[3]
One of the villages along the river Oise isAuvers-sur-Oise, famous for having been visited by severalimpressionist artists. This is whereVincent van Gogh spent his last 70 days and is his and his brother Theo's resting place.
