Beauvais
French commune in Oise
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Summary
Beauvais is a commune of France[1]. Beauvais ranks in the top 0.31% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,588 views/month, #96 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Beauvais[4], Oise[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Thérain[7]
- Head of government: Caroline Cayeux[8]
- Shares border with: Troissereux[9], Allonne[10], Fouquenies[11], Goincourt[12], Le Mont-Saint-Adrien[13], Saint-Martin-le-Nœud[14], Therdonne[15], Tillé[16], Aux Marais[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Tczew[18], Maidstone[19], Setúbal[20], Witten[21], Dej[22]
- Postal code: 60000[23]
- Commons category: Beauvais[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[25], UTC+02:00[26]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Beauvais[27]
- Significant event: Siège de Beauvais[28]
- Official website: https://www.beauvais.fr/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Beauvais[30]
- Commons gallery: Beauvais[31]
- Population: 54,289[32], 12,449[33], 12,392[34], 13,183[35], 12,798[36], 20,300[37], 12,867[38], 20,248[39], 19,841[40], 19,270[41], 13,082[42], 19,387[43], 13,925[44], 18,738[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Beauvais include Beauvais-Tillé Airport[46], an international airport[47], in France[48].
Why It Matters
Beauvais has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Beauvais is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Beauvais include Beauvais-Tillé Airport[46], an international airport[47], in France[48].
FAQs
What awards did Beauvais receive?
Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].