Beauvais, Administrative center in Hauts-de-France, France
Description
Beauvais is a prefecture town in the Oise department, sitting at the meeting point of the Thérain and Avelon rivers, roughly 75 kilometers north of Paris. The town consists of the historic core with half-timbered houses and the more modern outskirts that were rebuilt after World War II.
History
Romans established the settlement of Caesaromagus here, which later became the capital of the Celtic Bellovaci. In 1013 it was made an episcopal seat and developed into a major ecclesiastical center during the Middle Ages.
Culture
The name derives from the Bellovaci, a Celtic tribe who settled here before Roman conquest. The old town center preserves its medieval layout with narrow streets winding around the Gothic church.
Practical
Beauvais-Tillé Airport connects the region to international destinations while the local Corolis bus network serves the urban area. Visitors find parking at the edges of town and can walk through the center, as main sights lie close together.
Did you know?
Each June, residents walk in procession through the streets to honor Jeanne Hachette, who defended the town against Burgundian troops in 1472. Her courage is remembered with reenactments and a small fair where local craftspeople display their work.
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Beauvais Cathedral
480 m
Église Saint-Étienne de Beauvais
789 m
Basse Oeuvre
537 m
Maladrerie Saint-Lazare de Voisinlieu
2.4 km
Musée départemental de l'Oise
550 m
Château de Troissereux
6 km
Abbaye Saint-Lucien de Beauvais
1 km
Parc Marcel Dassault
2.1 km
Prefecture hotel of Oise
1.1 km
Église Notre-Dame
1.5 km
Town hall of Beauvais
642 mOrgue de tribune de la cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais
480 m
Église Saint-Lucien de Montmille
4.9 km
Medieval clock of the Saint-Pierre de Beauvais cathedral
478 m
Abbaye Saint-Quentin
992 m
Maladrerie Saint-Lazare
2.4 km
Statue des Maréchaux
167 m
Statue of Jeanne Hachette
544 m
Église Notre Dame du Thil de Beauvais
1.1 km
Église Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation d'Allonne
3.8 km
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Beauvais
1.7 km
Tour Boileau in Beauvais
1.2 km
Marissel National Cemetery
885 m
Église Saint-Jacques de Beauvais
1.4 km
Chapelle de Saint-Joseph de Beauvais
1.5 km
Église Saint Just-des-Marais de Beauvais
1.9 km
Chapelle de Bracheux
2.2 km
Bureau des Pauvres de Beauvais
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