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Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Francei
Regional Level Types
ArrasArrondissement
Pas-de-CalaisDepartment
Hauts-de-FranceRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Arras47,052 (2016)
Achicourt7,683 (2016)
Saint-Nicolas5,791 (2016)
Saint-Laurent-Blangy5,713 (2016)
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise5,603 (2016)
Dainville5,587 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
362063
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:362063:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
arrondissement of Arras
French:
Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
German:
Atrecht, Département Pas-de-Calais, Nordfrankreich, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Arras, Passo di Calais, Alta Francia, Francia
Russian:
Аррас, Па-де-Кале, О-де-Франс, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
阿拉斯, 加来海峡省, 上法兰西大区, 法国
Spanish:
Arrás, Paso de Calais, Alta Francia, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Epërmet e Francës, Franca
Azeri:
Arras (rayon), Pa-dе-Kale , O-de-Frans, Fransa
Basque:
Arraseko barrutia, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frantzia
Belarusian:
Арас, Па-дэ-Кале , рэгіён О-дэ-Франс, Францыя
Breton:
arondisamant Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Bro-C'hall
Bulgarian:
Арас, Па дьо Кале, О дьо Франс, Франция
Catalan:
Arràs, Pas de Calais, Alts de França, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement d'Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Francie
Dutch:
Atrecht, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
آراس, پا-دو-کاله, او-دو-فرانس, فرانسه
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα του Αράς, Πα-ντε-Καλαί, Ω-ντε-Φρανς, Γαλλία
Hebrew:
אראס, פה-דה-קאלה, או-דה-פראנס, צרפת
Japanese:
アラス, パ=ド=カレー県, オー=ド=フランス地域圏, フランス
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Аррас, Па-де-Кале, Франция
Korean:
아라스, 파드칼레주, 오드프랑스, 프랑스
Latin:
Nemetacum, Fretum Calisii, Alta Franciae, Francia
Latvian:
Arrasa, Padekalē, Francija
Lithuanian:
Arasas, Pa de Kalė, Aukštutinė Prancūzija, Prancūzija
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Arras, Departement Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Arras Kūn, Pas-de-Calais, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
Arràs, Pas de Calais, Nauts de França, França
Pennsylvania German:
Aro, Frankreich
Polish:
Okręg Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Nord - Pasul Calais și Picardia, Franța
Serbian:
Арас, Па де Кале, О де Франс, Француска
Slovak:
Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Pikardia, Francúzsko
Tamil:
அராஸ், பாஸ்-டி -கலாய்ஸ், பிரான்சு
Thai:
อารัส, จังหวัดปาดกาแล, แคว้นโอดฟร็องส์, ประเทศฝรั่งเศส
Ukrainian:
Аррас, Па-де-Кале, О-де-Франс, Франція
Urdu:
آراس, پا دے کالے, او دے فرانس, فرانس
Vietnamese:
Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pháp


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences29
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed419 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Callicylix (Cyclostigma)
subgenus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosa : Callodictyonidae : Callicylix : Callicylix (Cyclostigma)419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Homo
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Homo0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ursus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Megaloceros
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Megaloceros0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Equus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Canis lupus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : Canis lupus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cervus elaphus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus : Cervus elaphus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Quercus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : Quercus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dihoplus kirchbergensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Dihoplus : Dihoplus kirchbergensis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pinus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Pinus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Zosterophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Zosterophyllaceae : Zosterophyllum419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Psilophyton
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Trimerophytaceae : Psilophyton419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Betula
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Betula0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Megaloolithus petralta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Megaloolithidae : Megaloolithus : Megaloolithus petralta89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sus scrofa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Sus : Sus scrofa0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Capreolus capreolus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Capreolus : Capreolus capreolus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Jerea prolifera
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Siphoniidae : Jerea : Jerea prolifera100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plinthosella acanthodes
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Plinthosellidae : Plinthosella : Plinthosella acanthodes89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Taeniocrada
genus
Taeniocrada419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Dawsonites
genus
Plantae : Psilophytophyta : Psilophytopsida : Dawsonites419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Bos primigenius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos : Bos primigenius0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Arras
Wikidata ID:Q700495
GeoNames ID:3036783

Localities in this Region

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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