What is Beauvais?
[[File:Vue_aérienne_de_Beauvais_05.jpg|thumb|[[Bird's eye view]].]] [[File:Palais_episcopal_de_Beauvais_01.jpg|thumb|right|The ''Musée departemental'' in Beauvais.]] [[File:Horloge_astronomique_cathedrale_de_Beauvais_02.jpg|thumb|The [[Astronomical clock]].]] [[File:Blason ville fr Beauvais (Oise).svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Beauvais''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]]. It is the prefecture of the [[Oise]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the north of [[France]]. In 2012, 54,289 people lived there. <gallery> Beauvais_1.JPG|Cathedral Beauvais_fontaine_(angle_rue_Carnot_et_rue_des_Jacobins)_1.jpg|Town center Médiathèque_du_centre-ville_de_Beauvais.png|Médiathèque </gallery> == International relations== ===Twin towns – Sister cities=== Beauvais is twinned with: * {{Flagicon|UK}} [[Maidstone]], United Kingdom, since 1961 * {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Witten]], Germany, since 1975 * {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Setúbal]], Portugal, since 1982. ===Partnerships=== There are also partnerships with: * {{Flagicon|Romania}} [[Dej]], Romania, since 2003 * {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Tczew]], Poland, since 2003 {{Préfectures of départements of France}} {{France-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Beauvais| ]]