Amiens (French pronunciation: ​[amjɛ̃]) is a ceety an commune in northren Fraunce, 120 km (75 mi) north o Paris an 100 km (62 mi) sooth-wast o Lille. It is the caipital o the Somme depairtment in Picardy. The ceety haed a population o 136,105 accordin tae the 2006 census.

Amiens
Amiens
Amiens
Coat of airms o Amiens
Coat airms
Amiens is located in Fraunce
Amiens
Amiens
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Amiens is located in Hauts-de-France
Amiens
Amiens
Coordinates: 49°53′31″N 2°17′56″E / 49.892°N 2.299°E / 49.892; 2.299Coordinates: 49°53′31″N 2°17′56″E / 49.892°N 2.299°E / 49.892; 2.299
KintraFraunce
RegionHauts-de-France
DepairtmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole
Govrenment
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gilles Demailly
Area
1
49.46 km2 (19.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2016-01-01)2
136,998
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80021 /80000
Elevation14–106 m (46–348 ft)
(avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

Etymology eedit

Oreeginally cried Samarobriva ("Somme brige") bi the Gauls, the toun wis later gien the name Ambianum bi the Romans as it wis a dounset o the Gallic Ambiani fowk. The Ambiani derive thair name frae the Gaulish wird ambe meanin 'river' – a reference tae the Somme that flows throu Amiens.[1]

Internaitional relations eedit

Twin touns – Sister ceeties eedit

Amiens is twinned wi:

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References eedit

  1. Placenames of the world: origins and ... – Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 14 Mairch 2011.
  2. "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010.com. 2009. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.

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