REGION

The Region PICARDIE and the Department SOMME

REGION PICARDIE
1. surface of the region	19,399 km2
2. number of inhabitants	1 890 000 inhabitants in 2007

3. border regions, country and sea	Border regions: Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Champagne-Ardennes Border country : Belgium Sea : the English Channel
4. number of historical castles in the region	32 castles (9 castles in Somme, 11 in Aisne and 12 inOise)
5. production of the regions	- 1st region for: frozen and canned vegetables, ready meals, beetroot, sugar, potato starch, metal working, ironmongery and valve fittings; - 2nd region for glass making, cosmetics products, bar-turning, farm implements and wheat; - 3rd region for rubber, plastics processing and agricultural machinery
6. number and names of the departments	3 departments: Aisne, Oise, Somme
DEPARTMENT SOMME
7. surface of the department	6170 km2
8. number of inhabitants	555 551 inhabitants in 1999
9. population density	90/km2 in 1999

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