Picardy
Region of France
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| December 31 2019 | The Museum of Picardy in Amiens reopens after being closed for extensive building work throughout the year. |
| January 1 2016 | Picardy became part of the new administrative region of Hauts-de-France. |
| 2010 | The proposed regional reorganization was scrapped after widespread opposition from the Picard population, as reported in the local newspaper 'Courrier Picard'. |
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