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Beauvais (US: boh-VAY, French: [bovɛ] (listen); historical English: Beawayes, Beeway, Boway; Picard: Bieuvais) is a city and commune in northern France. It serves as the capital of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region. Beauvais is located approximately 75 kilometres (47 miles) North of Paris. The residents of the city are called Beauvaisiens. The municipality (commune) of Beauvais has a population of 56,020 as of 2016, population estimate from the Insee, and ranks as the most populous city in the Oise department, and the third most-populous city in Picardy. Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, the metropolitan area of Beauvais has a population of 128,020.