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Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, Francei
Regional Level Types
Château-GontierArrondissement
MayenneDepartment
Pays de la LoireRegion
FranceCountry

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View of the Carrière du Bois Jourdan limestone quarry, in 1912.

Carrière du Bois Jourdan, Bouère, Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
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Interior view of the Grez-en-Bouère limestone works, in 1912.

Carrière du Bois Jourdan, Bouère, Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
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Interior view of the Grez-en-Bouère limestone works, in 1912.

Carrière du Bois Jourdan, Bouère, Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
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View of the Carrière du Bois Jourdan limestone quarry, in 1912.

Carrière du Bois Jourdan, Bouère, Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
08981140017272394151269.jpg
Interior view of the Grez-en-Bouère limestone works, in 1912.

Carrière du Bois Jourdan, Bouère, Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
04347320017272394167241.jpg
Interior view of the Grez-en-Bouère limestone works, in 1912.

Carrière du Bois Jourdan, Bouère, Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
00415230017272054953320.jpg
View of the Carrière du Bois Jourdan limestone quarry, in 1912.

Carrière du Bois Jourdan, Bouère, Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
08981140017272394151269.jpg
Interior view of the Grez-en-Bouère limestone works, in 1912.

Carrière du Bois Jourdan, Bouère, Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
Neighbouring regions:
Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
La Flèche, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Laval, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
Mayenne, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
Segré, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Type:
Arrondissement
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Château-Gontier12,292 (2016)
Craon5,130 (2016)
Azé3,336 (2016)
Renazé2,940 (2016)
Cossé-le-Vivien2,862 (2016)
Meslay-du-Maine2,685 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
373018
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:373018:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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English:
arrondissement of Château-Gontier
French:
Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
German:
Arrondissement Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Paesi della Loira, Francia
Russian:
Шато-Гонтье, Майен, Земли Луары, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
贡捷堡区, 马耶讷省, 卢瓦尔河地区, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Países del Loira, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, Franca
Azeri:
Şato-Qontye (rayon), Mayen , Luara Torpağı, Fransa
Basque:
Château-Gontiereko barrutia, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, Frantzia
Breton:
Kastell-Gunter, Mezven, Broioù al Liger, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte de Château-Gontier, Mayenne, País del Loira, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays-de-la-Loire, Pransiya
Chechen:
Шато-Гонтье, Майенн, Луаран латтанаш, Франци
Czech:
Arrondissement Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
بخش شتو-گونتیه, ماین, پی دو لا لوآر, فرانسه
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα του Σατώ-Γκοντιέ, Μαγιέν, Περιοχή του Λίγηρα, Γαλλία
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Château-Gontier, Departement Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Château-Gontier Kūn, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
arrondiment de Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Païses de Léger, França
Polish:
Okręg Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Kraj Loary, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, Franța
Slovak:
Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays-de-la-Loire, Francúzsko
Ukrainian:
Шато-Гонтьє, Майєнн, Пеї-де-ла-Луар, Франція
Vietnamese:
Château-Gontier, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, Pháp


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed408 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed419 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Saint-Cenere11410.8 - 407.6 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Rhenopyrgus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Edrioasteroidea : Edrioasterida : Rhenopyrgidae : Rhenopyrgus419.2 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Diamenocrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Diamenocrinus419.2 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Neoarchaeocrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Neoarchaeocrinus419.2 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Carpocrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Carpocrinidae : Carpocrinus419.2 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Myelodactylus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Myelodactylidae : Myelodactylus419.2 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Tiaracrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Tiaracrinus419.2 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Codiacrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Codiacrinidae : Codiacrinus419.2 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Idaeumocrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Idaeumocrinus419.2 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Sigambrocrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Sigambrocrinus419.2 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Vasocrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Euspirocrinidae : Vasocrinus419.2 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Eutaxocrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Taxocrinidae : Eutaxocrinus419.2 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Ch%C3%A2teau-Gontier
Wikidata ID:Q1116591

Localities in this Region

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France

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