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Castres, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Francei
Regional Level Types
CastresCommune
CastresArrondissement
TarnDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Castres47,275 (2016)
Saïx3,509 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
358405
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:358405:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Castres
French:
Castres, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France
German:
Castres, Arrondissement Castres, Département Tarn, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Castres, arrondissement di Castres, Tarn, Occitania, Francia
Russian:
Кастр, Кастр, Тарн, Окситания, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
卡斯特爾, 卡斯特尔区, 塔恩省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Castres, distrito de Castres, Tarn, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Castres, Tarn, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Albanian:
Castres, Qarku Castres, Tarn, Oksitania, Franca
Arabic:
كاستر, تارن, أوسيتاني, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Castres, Tarn, Occitania, Francia
Armenian:
Կաստր, Թարն, Օկսիտանիա, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Castres, Francia
Bambara:
Castres, Faransi
Basque:
Castres, Castreseko barrutia, Tarn, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Castres, Arrondissement Castres, Département Tarn, Frankreich
Belarusian:
Кастр, Тарн , рэгіён Аксітанія, Францыя
Breton:
Castras, arondisamant Castras, Tarn, Okitania, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Castres, Districte de Castres, Tarn, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Castres, Arrondissement de Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Pransiya
Chechen:
Кастр (Тарн), Кастр , Франци
Corsican:
Castres, Francia
Croatian:
Castres, Tarn, Francuska
Czech:
Castres, Arrondissement Castres, Tarn, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Castres, Arrondissement Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Castres, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Castres, Tarn, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Castres, Tarni departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Castres, Frakland
Farsi/Persian:
کستر, بخش کستر, تارن, اکسیتنی, فرانسه
Finnish:
Castres, Tarn, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Castres, Tarn, France
Friulian:
Castres, France
Galician:
Castres, Tarn, Occitania, Francia
Greek:
Καστρ, Καστρ, Ταρν, Οξιτανία, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Castres, Franskit Nunaat
Hebrew:
קאסתר, טארן, אוקסיטניה, צרפת
Hungarian:
Castres, Tarn, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Castres, Frakkland
Ido:
Castres, Francia
Indonesian:
Castres, Tarn, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Castres, Departimento Tarn, Francia
Interlingue:
Castres, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Castres, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Castres, Frans
Japanese:
カストル, タルヌ県, オクシタニー地域圏, フランス
Kabyle:
Castres, Fransa
Kongo:
Castres, Tarn, Fwalansa
Korean:
카스트르, 타른주, 옥시타니, 프랑스
Latin:
Castra Albigensium, Tarnis, Occitania, Francia
Latvian:
Castres, Tarna, Francija
Ligurian:
Castres, Fransa
Limburgian:
Castres, Tarn, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Castres, Tarnas, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Castres, Tarn, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Castres, Arrondissement Castres, Departement Tarn, Occitanie, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Castres, Tarn, Frantsa
Malay:
Castres, Tarn, Perancis
Mazanderani:
کستر, فرانسه
Minangkabau:
Castres, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Castres, Castres Kūn, Tarn, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Castres, France
Neapolitan:
Castres, Franza
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Castres, Tarn, Frankrike
Occitan:
Castras, Arrondiment de Castras, Tarn, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Castres, Fransia
Picard:
Castres, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Castres, Dipartiment dël Tarn, Fransa
Polish:
Castres, Okręg Castres, Tarn, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Castres, Tarn, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Castres, Arondismentul Castres, Tarn, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Castres, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Castres, Frantza
Scots:
Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Castres, Tarn, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Кастр, Тарн, Окситанија, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Castres, Tarn, Francuska
Sicilian:
Castres, Francia
Slovak:
Castres, Castres, Tarn, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Castres, Tarn, Francija
South Azerbaijani:
کستر, اکسیتنی, فرانسه
Swahili:
Castres, Tarn, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Castres, Tarn, Occitanien, Frankrike
Turkish:
Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Кастр, Тарн, Окситанія, Франція
Venetian:
Castres, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Castres, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Castres, Tarn, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Castres, France
Waray:
Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Fransya
Welsh:
Castres, Tarn, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Castres, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Castres, Faraas
Zulu:
Castres, IFulansi


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Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences45
Youngest Fossil Listed38.0 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed419 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Moniello - base3402.5 - 391.9 Ma (Devonian)
Raneces - Caliza de Nieva24419.2 - 410.8 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Orthida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Strophomenida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Rhynchonellida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Pachyplax
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Pachyplax402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Terebratulida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Neochelys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Podocnemididae : Neochelys41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Trionyx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Testudinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Adapis parisiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Adapidae : Adapis : Adapis parisiensis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Acotherulum campichii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cebochoeridae : Acotherulum : Acotherulum campichii41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Cebochoerus helveticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cebochoeridae : Cebochoerus : Cebochoerus helveticus41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Dacrytherium elegans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anoplotheriidae : Dacrytherium : Dacrytherium elegans41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Xiphodon castrensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Xiphodontidae : Xiphodon : Xiphodon castrensis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Tabulata
subclass
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tabulata419.2 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Choeropotamus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Choeropotamidae : Choeropotamus41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Allaeochelys parayrei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Carettochelyidae : Allaeochelys : Allaeochelys parayrei41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Catodontherium paquieri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anoplotheriidae : Catodontherium : Catodontherium paquieri41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Plagiolophus minor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Palaeotheriidae : Plagiolophus : Plagiolophus minor47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Plesiarctomys huerzeleri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Plesiarctomys : Plesiarctomys huerzeleri41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Palaeotherium lautricense
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Palaeotheriidae : Palaeotherium : Palaeotherium lautricense41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Palaeotherium medium
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Palaeotheriidae : Palaeotherium : Palaeotherium medium47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Lophiodon rhinocerodes
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Lophiodontidae : Lophiodon : Lophiodon rhinocerodes47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castres
Wikidata ID:Q188776
GeoNames ID:6451369

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