2. The Oise Tourisme Agency
22, place de la Préfecture – BP 80822
F 60008 Beauvais cedex
www.oisetourisme-pro.com - +33 (0)3 64 60 60 60
„ Bertrand Pouillaude - +33 (0)3 64 60 60 22
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uu ATTRACTIVE TOURIST AND LEISURE SITES
uu KEY TOURIST FIGURES
L'O
ise
A1A1
A16
A16
Noyon
Chantilly
Creil
Compiègne
Senlis Crépy-en-
Valois
Pierrefonds
Gerberoy
Saint-Germer-
de-Fly
Parc Astérix
BEAUVAIS
NATURE
With no less than 122,242
hectares of forest, Oise is
a veritable “green lung” for
holidaymakers keen for a
breath of fresh sylvan air.
Crisscrossed by over
200 km of bike paths
and greenways, the
department boasts
immense bike-touring
potential.
LEISURE
The Parc Astérix, Mer
de Sable and Parc
Saint-Paul amusement
parks. Oise is home
to numerous family-
friendly destinations.
HERITAGE
The department’s top 5
tourist sites (led by the
Domaine de Chantilly)
each welcome over
50,000 visitors yearly.
WORLD FAMOUS
Oise has been chosen as
the setting for numerous
films, TV series and
adverts, which in turn
have further increased
Oise's attractiveness and
the number of visitors.
Pierrefonds Castle,
Chambly and other sites
often evoke a popular film
or TV series, in both France
and abroad (BBC’s Merlin
series, The New Adventures
of Cinderella, etc.).
PARIS
uu PARIS/BEAUVAIS AIRPORT
uu LEISURE ACTIVITIES
uu CULTURE
3.9 million
passengers
10th
busiest
airport
France's
Top 3 nationalities visiting the destination:
Beauvais-Oise-Picardy
1 Italy 2 Spain 3 Portugal
uu ACCOMMODATIONS
1,302,327 BED-NIGHTS
Hotels, furnished accommodations (via booking centres)
and campsites
Hotels
Furnished
accommodations
Bed & breakfasts Campsites
Capacity (beds) 7,744 926 924 7,728
Rate of
occupancy
56.4% 52.6% n/a 26.2%
Change from
2015 to 2016
-0.8% -3.9% n/a +4.4%
Amusement and recreation parks
2,797,004 visitors in 2016
1. Parc Astérix 1,850,000 visitors
2. Parc Saint-Paul 369,592 visitors
3. Mer de sable 330,000 visitors
Hikes & walks
162 loops and itineraries
Bike paths and greenways
36,000 users monthly
Tourist sites
1,298,569 visitors in 2016
1. Domaine de Chantilly 437,000 visitors
2. Saint-Pierre de Beauvais Cathedral 159,632 visitors
3. Pierrefonds Castle 139,255 visitors
4. Compiègne Palace 85,421 visitors
5. MUDO – Museum of Oise 57,977 visitors
TRANSPORT
Over 60 destinations served by the Beauvais Airport.
The A1 and A16 motorways provide rapid access to northern
Europe’s most important business centres (180,000 vehicles/day
on the A1 section through Oise).
The south of Oise is also served by the Île-de-France RER
regional train network, providing rapid connections to and
from Paris and the greater Paris region.
100% COVERAGE
HIGH-SPEED
BROADBAND
INTERNET