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Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Francei
Regional Level Types
AbbevilleArrondissement
SommeDepartment
Hauts-de-FranceRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Abbeville26,461 (2016)
Friville-Escarbotin4,852 (2016)
Mers-les-Bains3,487 (2016)
Rue3,235 (2016)
Gamaches3,137 (2016)
Cayeux-sur-Mer2,820 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
362947
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:362947:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
arrondissement of Abbeville
French:
arrondissement d'Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
German:
Arrondissement Abbeville, Département Somme, Nordfrankreich, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Abbeville, Somme, Alta Francia, Francia
Russian:
Абвиль (округ), Сомма, О-де-Франс, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
阿布维尔区, 索姆省, 上法兰西大区, 法国
Spanish:
distrito de Abbeville, Somme, Alta Francia, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Abbeville, Somme, Epërmet e Francës, Franca
Aragonese:
Destrito d'Abbeville, Somme, Altos de Francia, Francia
Azeri:
Abvil (rayon), Somma, O-de-Frans, Fransa
Basque:
Abbevilleko barrutia, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Frantzia
Belarusian:
Акруга Абвіль, Сома , рэгіён О-дэ-Франс, Францыя
Breton:
arondisamant Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte d'Abbeville, Somme, Alts de França, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement d'Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
بخش ابوویل, سم , او-دو-فرانس, فرانسه
Japanese:
アブヴィル郡, ソンム県, オー=ド=フランス地域圏, フランス
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Abbeville, Departement Somme, Hauts-de-France, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Abbeville Kūn, Somme, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
Arrondiment d'Abbeville, Somme, Nauts de França, França
Polish:
Okręg Abbeville, Somma, Hauts-de-France, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Abbeville, Somme, Nord - Pasul Calais și Picardia, Franța
Slovak:
Abbeville, Somme, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Pikardia, Francúzsko
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Абвилй (ҳавза), Департаменти Сомма, Фаронса
Vietnamese:
Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Pháp


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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences22
Youngest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Micraster
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Micrasteridae : Micraster89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aves
class
Animalia : Chordata : Aves0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Hyaenidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Mustelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Ursus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Lepus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Cervus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Bos
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Cervus canadensis
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus : Cervus elaphus : Cervus elaphus canadensis0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Cervus elaphus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus : Cervus elaphus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammuthus meridionalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus meridionalis0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus caballus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus caballus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Asteriidae
family
Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Forcipulatida : Asteriidae89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stephanorhinus etruscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Stephanorhinus : Stephanorhinus etruscus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Sus scrofa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Sus : Sus scrofa0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Palaeoloxodon antiquus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Elephas : Palaeoloxodon antiquus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Hippopotamus major
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : Hippopotamus major0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus stenonis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus stenonis0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Cervus (Dama) somonensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Dama : Cervus (Dama) somonensis0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Homotherium ultimum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Homotherium : Homotherium ultimum0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Abbeville
Wikidata ID:Q700354

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