France Attractions Picardie

Country Name: French Republic

Capital City: Paris

Population: 60,876,136 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.35% (2006)

Currency: euro (EUR)

Languages: French

Area: 547,030 sq km

Inflation Rate: 1.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 8.7% (December 2006)

Domain extension: .fr

FRANCE ATTRACTIONS BY PROVINCE

Picardie -Picardie Region is one of the 26 administrative r?gion of France. It is located in the northern part of France. It became a province in 1477. The capital is Amiens. The main crops of Picardy are wheat, sugar beets, and fodder. A minority of people speak the Picard language, one of the languages of France. "P'tit quinquin" is the regional anthem.

Picardie Main Attraction province

Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. Amiens cathedral (a World Heritage Site) is the tallest of the large 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century and is the largest in France of its kind. After a fire destroyed the former cathedral, the new nave was built 1220 - finished 1247. Amiens is notable for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior elevation, the particularly fine display of sculptures on the principal facade and in the south transept, and the labyrinth and other inlays of its floor.(Photo: Author: Arnaudus License: GNUFDL)