Beauvais (US: /boʊˈveɪ/ boh-VAY, French: [bovɛ]; Picard: Bieuvais) is a city and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, 75 kilometres (47 miles) north of Paris. The commune of Beauvais had a population of 56,020 as of 2016, making it the most populous city in the Oise department, and third most-populous in Picardy. Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, the metropolitan area of Beauvais has a population of 128,020. The region around Beauvais is called the Beauvaisis.