Picardy
Picardy (/ˈpɪkərdi/; Picard and French: Picardie, French pronunciation: [pikaʁdi] ⓘ, Picard: [pika(ː)rdi]) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France.
Picardy
Picardie | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 49°30′N 2°50′E | |
| Country | France |
| Dissolved | 1 January 2016 |
| Prefecture | Amiens |
| Departments | |
| Government | |
| • President | Claude Gewerc (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,399 km2 (7,490 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,932,422 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Picards |
| Gross Regional Product | |
| • Total | €51.729 billion |
| • Per capita | €26,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-S |
| NUTS Region | FR2 |
| Website | cr-picardie.fr |
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