Omois or the Omois () is the old name of a region in the extreme south of the department of Aisne in northern

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, corresponding to the present

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. It was formerly owned by the Counts of Omois. The Omois includes part of the valley of the

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, where 36 villages are included in the

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Notes and references

Sources and external links

Website of the Pays du Sud de l'Aisne

''Bienvenue en Omois''
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