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Amiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Francei
Regional Level Types
AmiensArrondissement
SommeDepartment
Hauts-de-FranceRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Amiens143,086 (2016)
Corbie6,486 (2016)
Doullens6,295 (2016)
Longueau5,180 (2016)
Camon4,411 (2016)
Salouël4,235 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
362948
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:362948:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
arrondissement of Amiens
French:
Amiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
German:
Arrondissement Amiens, Département Somme, Nordfrankreich, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Amiens, Somme, Alta Francia, Francia
Russian:
Амьен, Сомма, О-де-Франс, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
亞眠, 索姆省, 上法兰西大区, 法国
Spanish:
distrito de Amiens, Somme, Alta Francia, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Amiens, Somme, Epërmet e Francës, Franca
Arabic:
أميان, سوم, شمال فرنسا, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Destrito d'Amiens, Somme, Altos de Francia, Francia
Armenian:
Ամյեն, Սոմ, Օ-դը-Ֆրանս, Ֆրանսիա
Azeri:
Amyen (rayon), Somma, O-de-Frans, Fransa
Basque:
Amienseko barrutia, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Frantzia
Belarusian:
Ам’ен, Сома , рэгіён О-дэ-Франс, Францыя
Breton:
arondisamant Amiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte d'Amiens, Somme, Alts de França, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement d'Amiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Amiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Amiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
امیان, سم , او-دو-فرانس, فرانسه
Georgian:
ამიენი, სომა, საფრანგეთი
Greek:
Αμιάν, Σομ, Ω-ντε-Φρανς, Γαλλία
Hebrew:
אמיין, סום, או-דה-פראנס, צרפת
Japanese:
アミアン, ソンム県, オー=ド=フランス地域圏, フランス
Korean:
아미앵, 솜주, 오드프랑스, 프랑스
Latin:
Samarobriva, Samara, Alta Franciae, Francia
Lithuanian:
Amjenas, Soma, Aukštutinė Prancūzija, Prancūzija
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Amiens, Departement Somme, Hauts-de-France, Frankräich
Marathi:
आमियां, सोम, फ्रान्स
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Amiens Kūn, Somme, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
Amians, Somme, Nauts de França, França
Polish:
Okręg Amiens, Somma, Hauts-de-France, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Amiens, Somme, Nord - Pasul Calais și Picardia, Franța
Scots:
Arrondissement o Amiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Fraunce
Serbian:
Амјен, Сома, О де Франс, Француска
Slovak:
Amiens, Somme, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Pikardia, Francúzsko
Thai:
อาเมียง, จังหวัดซอม, แคว้นโอดฟร็องส์, ประเทศฝรั่งเศส
Ukrainian:
Ам’ен, Сомма, О-де-Франс, Франція
Urdu:
امیان, سوم, او دے فرانس, فرانس
Vietnamese:
Amiens, 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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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed83.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lingulogavelinella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Gavelinellidae : Lingulogavelinella89.3 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Zamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Zamites167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Otozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Otozamites167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pterophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Pterophyllum167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Brachyphyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Brachyphyllum167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Crateraster quinqueloba
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae : Crateraster : Crateraster quinqueloba89.3 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Reussella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Reussellidae : Reussella89.3 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Echinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea89.3 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Brachyoxylon
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Brachyoxylon167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pagiophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Pagiophyllum167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Amiens
Wikidata ID:Q700410

Localities in this Region


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