Picardy Environment, France

• The Picardy Region accounts for 1,88 millions of inhabitants including 1/3 of the population living in the main urbans area such as Amiens, the region's capital, Saint Quentin or Beauvais.
• Picardy is known as a rural area, and effectively about 70 % of the regional territory is dominated by agriculture.
• 2/3 of the Picardy Population live in one of the rural communes in on of the three departments: the Somme, Oise and Aisne where are beautiful and various countrysides.

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		Picardy Climate
Climate Type		Oceanic weather with some continental nuances.
Average temperature		Summer:20°c, Winter: 6°c.
Average sunshine		1700 hours per year.( in Creil)
Average rainfall		From 600mm to 1meter.
		Picardy Population
Quantity		Picardy consists of 1 886 000 inhabitants equivalent to 3,2 % of the total French population.
Current Trend		The demographic growth in Picardy is the lowest of France(+ 0,22 % per year since 1999, despite the high fecundity rate of 2 children, a rare european fact.
Population density		96 inhabitants per sq.km compared to the total of France of 108,2 inhabitants per sq.km.
Population age range		More than 500 000 inhabitants are 20 years old or less. More than 348000 inhabitants are 60 years old or more.
Etrangers		More than 51 000 people born abroad,are considerated as foreigner people.
		Housing in Picardy
Housing Stock		Picardy accounts for more than 796000 habitations. including more about 430 000 ownerships.
Second homes		Total number of second homes are equivalent to 5% of all housing.
Ownership		62% of owners among all housing.
Average Property prices		Aisne: Sale= 1 740,74 €/m² Oise: Sale= 2779 €/m² Rent=11,77 €/m²/mth Somme : Sale=2749 €/m² Rent =13,88 €/m²/mth
		Urban Areas in Picardy
Surface area		Urban areas account for 30% of all Picardy.
Quantity of inhabitants		Urban areas account for 1/3 of all Picardy inhabitants.
Regional Capital		The Picardy region's capital and largest city is Amiens with over 135000 inhabitants.
Mains urban areas		Saint Quentin(+59000 inhabitants), Beauvais (+55 000 inhabitants).
		Rural Areas in Picardy
Surface area		Rural areas account for 70% of all Picardy.
Quantity of inhabitants		Rural areas account for 2/3 of all Picardy inhabitants.
Mains rural areas		Tillé (+1000 inhabitants), Hombleux (+1000 inhabitants).

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