Picardie (English: Picardy) is one of the 26 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France. The modern region of Picardie is larger than the historical province of Picardy. The south of the Aisne department and most of the Oise department were historically part of the province of Île-de-France, while the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department were the province of Picardy proper, with the Boulonais, that's now in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (Pas-de-Calais d… (More on Picardie)