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Balaruc-les-Bains, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France i
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Balaruc-les-Bains Commune
Montpellier Arrondissement
Hérault Department
Occitanie Region
France Country

Regional Level Types
Balaruc-les-Bains	Commune
Montpellier	Arrondissement
Hérault	Department
Occitanie	Region
France	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Frontignan, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France

Sète, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France

Balaruc-le-Vieux, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France

Bouzigues, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France

Type:

Commune

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Balaruc-les-Bains	6,387 (2016)

Mindat Locality ID:

357463

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:357463:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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English:

Balaruc-les-Bains

French:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France

German:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Arrondissement Montpellier, Département Hérault, Okzitanien, Frankreich

Italian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, arrondissement di Montpellier, Hérault, Occitania, Francia

Russian:

Баларюк-лэ-Бэн, Монпелье, Эро, Окситания, Франция

Simplified Chinese:

巴拉吕克莱班, 蒙彼利埃, 埃罗省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国

Spanish:

Balaruc-les-Bains, distrito de Montpellier, Hérault, Occitania, Francia

Afrikaans:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Oksitanië, Frankryk

Albanian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Qarku Montpellier, Oksitania, Franca

Arabic:

بالاروك لي باين, مونبيلييه, هيرولت, أوسيتاني, فرنسا

Aragonese:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Destrito de Montpeller, Erau, Occitania, Francia

Asturian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Francia

Bambara:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Faransi

Basque:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Montpellierko barrutia, Hérault, Okzitania, Frantzia

Bavarian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Arrondissement Montpellier, Frankreich

Belarusian:

Баларук-ле-Бэн, Эро, рэгіён Аксітанія, Францыя

Breton:

Balaruc-les-Bains, arondisamant Montpelhièr, Erau, Okitania, Bro-C'hall

Catalan:

Los Banhs de Balaruc, Montpeller, Erau, Occitània, França

Cebuano:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, Pransiya

Chechen:

Баларюк-Ле-Бэн, Эро, Франци

Corsican:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Francia

Croatian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Francuska

Czech:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Arrondissement Montpellier, Hérault, Okcitánie, Francie

Danish:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Occitanie, Frankrig

Dutch:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Arrondissement Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, Frankrijk

Dutch Low Saxon:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Frankriek

Esperanto:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Okcitanio, Francio

Estonian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault' departemang, Prantsusmaa

Faroese:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Frakland

Finnish:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Oksitania , Ranska

Franco-Provençal:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Montpelyiér, Hèrôlt, France

Friulian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, France

Galician:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Occitania, Francia

Greenlandic:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Franskit Nunaat

Hungarian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Franciaország

Icelandic:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Frakkland

Ido:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Francia

Indonesian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Arondisemen Montpellier, Hérault, Ositania, Perancis

Interlingua:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Departimento Herault, Francia

Interlingue:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Francia

Irish Gaelic:

Balaruc-les-Bains, An Fhrainc

Jamaican Patois:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Frans

Kabyle:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Fransa

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Баларюк-ле-Бен, Эро, Франция

Kazakh (Latin Script):

Balaryuk-le-Ben

Kongo:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Fwalansa

Latin:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Monspessulanus, Arauris, Occitania, Francia

Latvian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Ēro, Francija

Ligurian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Fransa

Limburgian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Occitanië, Frankriek

Lithuanian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hero, Oksitanija, Prancūzija

Lombard:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Frància

Low Saxon/Low German:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Frankriek

Luxembourgish:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Arrondissement Montpellier, Departement Hérault, Occitanie, Frankräich

Malagasy:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Frantsa

Malay:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Perancis

Minangkabau:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Parancih

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Montpellier Kūn, Hérault, Hoat-kok

Narom:

Balaruc-les-Bains, France

Neapolitan:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Franza

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Frankrike

Occitan:

Los Banhs de Balaruc, Montpelhièr, Erau, Occitània, França

Papiamento:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Fransia

Picard:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Occitanie, Franche

Piedmontese:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Dipartiment ëd l'Hérault, Fransa

Polish:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Okręg Montpellier, Hérault, Oksytania, Francja

Portuguese:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Occitânia, França

Romanian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Arondismentul Montpellier, Hérault, Occitania, Franța

Romansh:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Frantscha

Sardinian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Frantza

Scots:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Occitanie, Fraunce

Scottish Gaelic:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, An Fhraing

Serbian:

Баларик ле Бен, Монпеље, Еро, Окситанија, Француска

Serbo-Croatian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Francuska

Sicilian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Francia

Slovak:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitánia, Francúzsko

Swahili:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Ufaransa

Swedish:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Occitanien, Frankrike

Turkish:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Occitanie, Fransa

Ukrainian:

Баларюк-ле-Бен, Монпельє, Еро, Окситанія, Франція

Venetian:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Fransa

Vietnamese:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, Pháp

Volapük:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Loxitän, Fransän

Walloon:

Balaruc-les-Bains, France

Waray:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Occitanie, Fransya

Welsh:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Ocsitania, Ffrainc

West Flemish:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Hérault, Occitanie, Vrankryk

Wolof:

Balaruc-les-Bains, Faraas

Zulu:

Balaruc-les-Bains, IFulansi

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Calcite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Pinski, Christian (2015) Échos de la Minéralogie français: Hérault: De la calcite à Balaruc-les-Bains [Echoes of French Mineralogy: Hérault: Calcite in Balaruc-les-Bains]. Le Règne Minéral, 21 (123). 36-38

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Pelobates genus	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Pelobatidae : *Pelobates*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Vipera genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : *Vipera*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : *Sorex*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Cricetulus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : *Cricetulus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Pliomys genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Pliomys*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Ungaromys genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Ungaromys*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Apodemus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Apodemus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Lepus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : *Lepus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Allophaiomys pliocaenicus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Allophaiomys : *Allophaiomys pliocaenicus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Prolagus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Prolagidae : *Prolagus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Castillomys crusafonti species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Castillomys : *Castillomys crusafonti*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Coronella genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : *Coronella*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Talpa europaea species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Talpa : *Talpa europaea*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Mus sylvaticus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Mus : *Mus sylvaticus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Talpa caeca species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Talpa : *Talpa caeca*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Beremendia fissidens species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Beremendia : *Beremendia fissidens*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Pelodytes punctatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Pelodytidae : Pelodytes : *Pelodytes punctatus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Bufo calamita species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Bufonidae : Bufo : *Bufo calamita*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

Fossil Localities

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France

Occitanie
- Hérault
  - Montpellier
    - Pleistocene🐚 Mas Rambault

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaruc-les-Bains
Wikidata ID:	Q853146
GeoNames ID:	6448457

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