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Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, Francei
Regional Level Types
ChartresArrondissement
Eure-et-LoirDepartment
Centre-Val de LoireRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chartres43,838 (2016)
Lucé17,780 (2016)
Mainvilliers10,505 (2016)
Luisant7,049 (2016)
Épernon5,266 (2016)
Lèves4,575 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
349141
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:349141:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
arrondissement of Chartres
French:
Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France
German:
Arrondissement Chartres, Département Eure-et-Loir, Zentrum-Loiretal, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centro, Francia
Russian:
Шартр, Эр и Луар, Центр, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
沙特尔, 厄尔-卢瓦省, 中央-卢瓦尔河谷, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de Chartres, Eure y Loir, Centro, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Chartres, Centre, Franca
Amharic:
ሻርትረ, ፈረንሣይ
Arabic:
شارتر, أور ولوار, مركز-وادي اللوار, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Destrito de Chartres, Eure y Loir, Centro, Francia
Armenian:
Շարտր, Էր և Լուար, Ֆրանսիա
Azeri:
Şartr (rayon), Er və Luar, Sentr, Fransa
Basque:
Chartreseko barrutia, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, Frantzia
Belarusian:
Шартр, Эр-і-Луар, Цэнтр, Францыя
Breton:
Chartrez, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, Bro-C'hall
Bulgarian:
Шартър, Йор е Лоар, Център-Вал дьо Лоар, Франция
Catalan:
Districte de Chartres, Eure i Loir, Centre – Vall del Loira, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
شارتر, اور-ا-لوآر, سانتر, فرانسه
Georgian:
შარტრი, ერი და ლუარი, ცენტრი, საფრანგეთი
Greek:
Σαρτρ, Ερ-ε-Λουάρ, Κεντρική Περιοχή, Γαλλία
Hebrew:
שארטר, אר ולואר, סאנטר-עמק הלואר, צרפת
Indonesian:
Arondisemen Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, Perancis
Japanese:
シャルトル, ウール=エ=ロワール県, サントル, フランス
Korean:
샤르트르, 외르에루아르, 상트르, 프랑스
Latin:
Autricum, Ebura et Lidericus, Centrum, Francia
Latvian:
Šartra, Ēra un Luāra, Centrs-Valdeluāra, Francija
Lithuanian:
Šartras, Eras ir Luara, Centras, Prancūzija
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Chartres, Departement Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankräich
Mazanderani:
شارتر, فرانسه
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chartres Kūn, Eure-et-Loir, Région Centre, Hoat-kok
Polish:
Okręg Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Region Centralny-Dolina Loary, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centru, Franța
Serbian:
Шартр, Ер и Лоар, Centre-Val de Loire, Француска
Slovak:
Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, Francúzsko
Ukrainian:
Шартр, Ер і Луар, Центр, Франція
Vietnamese:
Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, Pháp


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O CorundumAl2O3
O Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
AlAluminium
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences16
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Varanidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Varanidae15.97 - 13.65 Ma
Miocene
Alces
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Alces2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cervus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Dama
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Dama2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Praemegaceros
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Praemegaceros2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bison
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammuthus meridionalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus meridionalis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Metaxytherium medium
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Metaxytherium : Metaxytherium medium15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Stephanorhinus etruscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Stephanorhinus : Stephanorhinus etruscus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hippopotamus major
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : Hippopotamus major2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Toeniodus curvistriatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Toeniodus : Toeniodus curvistriatus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Equus stenonis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus stenonis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Trogontherium cuvieri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Trogontherium : Trogontherium cuvieri2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pachycrocuta brevirostris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Pachycrocuta : Pachycrocuta brevirostris2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Chartres
Wikidata ID:Q700901
GeoNames ID:3026466

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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