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Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Francei
Regional Level Types
PauArrondissement
Pyrénées-AtlantiquesDepartment
Nouvelle-AquitaineRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Pau82,697 (2018)
Billère14,914 (2016)
Lons13,872 (2016)
Orthez11,857 (2016)
Lescar9,710 (2016)
Mourenx8,109 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
108630
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:108630:3
GUID (UUID V4):
1a7b1bc3-e855-4427-88f8-251f78b69bac
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Aquitaine
Other Languages:
Basque:
Paue, Pirinio Atlantiarrak (Pirinio Atlantikoak), Akitania Berria, Frantzia
French:
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
German:
Arrondissement Pau, Pyrenäen-Atlantik, Neuaquitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Pau, Pirenei Atlantici, Nuova Aquitania, Francia
Russian:
По, Атлантические Пиренеи, Новая Аквитания, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
波区, 大西洋比利牛斯省, 新阿基坦大区, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de Pau, Pirineos Atlánticos, Nueva Aquitania, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Akuitania e Re, Franca
Arabic:
بو, البرانيس الأطلسية, آكيتين الجديدة, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Destrito de Pau, Pireneus Atlanticos, Nueva Aquitania, Francia
Breton:
arondisamant Pau, Pireneoù-Atlantel, Akitania-Nevez, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Pau, Pirineus Atlàntics, Nova Aquitània, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nová Akvitánie, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nieuw-Aquitanië, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
بخش پو, پیرنه-آتلانتیک, نوول-آکیتن, فرانسه
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα του Πω, Ατλαντικά Πυρηναία, Νέα Ακουιτανία, Γαλλία
Japanese:
ポー, ピレネー=アトランティック県, ヌーヴェル=アキテーヌ地域圏, フランス
Latin:
Palum, Pyrenaei Atlantici, Nova Aquitania, Francia
Lithuanian:
Po, Atlanto Pirėnai, Prancūzija
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Pau, Departement Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nei-Aquitaine, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pau Kūn, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
Pau, Pirenèus Atlantics, Nòva Aquitània, França
Polish:
Okręg Pau, Pireneje Atlantyckie, Nowa Akwitania, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Franța
Scots:
Arrondissement o Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Fraunce
Serbian:
По, Атлантски Пиринеји, Нова Аквитанија, Француска
Slovak:
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nové Akvitánsko, Francúzsko
Tatar:
По , Франция
Vietnamese:
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pháp


The arrondissement of Pau is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 269 communes. Its population is 307,892 (2016), and its area is 2,548.9 km² (984.1 sq mi).

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3

Fossils

There are 10 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences118
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Marnes de Gan8956 - 47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Marnes de Nay970.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Haute Bidouz1183 - 175.6 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sigmesalia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Sigmesalia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Conus (Hemiconus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus (Hemiconus)56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Vepricardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Vepricardium56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Myliobatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Archaeolithothamnium
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : Archaeolithothamnion113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Limacinidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Limacinidae56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Marinella
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Rhodogorgonales : Elianellaceae : Marinella122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lithocodium aggregatum
species
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae : Lithocodium : Lithocodium aggregatum122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Thaumatoporella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Thaumatoporella122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Polystrata alba
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Cryptonemiales : Peyssonneliaceae : Polystrata : Polystrata alba122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lithoporella melobesioides
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithoporella : Lithoporella melobesioides122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Boueina
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Chlorophyceae : Boueina122.46 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Heliconoides inflata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides inflata13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Aturia aturi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia aturi20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Gisortia gigantea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Gisortia : Gisortia gigantea56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Desmophyllites larteti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Desmophyllites : Desmophyllites larteti70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glyptoxoceras rugatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Glyptoxoceras : Glyptoxoceras rugatum70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) jacquoti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) jacquoti70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Menuites fresvillensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Menuites : Menuites fresvillensis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudophyllites indra
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Tetragonitidae : Pseudophyllites : Pseudophyllites indra70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Xanthopsis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Acidopsidae : Xanthopsis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Leidybatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Leidybatis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Rigaudites cuvillieri
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Synaptidae : Rigaudites : Rigaudites cuvillieri56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cayeuxia
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Halimedaceae : Cayeuxia122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Bacinella irregularis
species
Animalia : Problematica : Bacinella : Bacinella irregularis122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Agardhiellopsis
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Gigartinales : Solieriaceae : Agardhiellopsis113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Homoeorhynchia batalleri
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Homoeorhynchia : Homoeorhynchia batalleri183 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Brahmaites (Anabrahmaites) vishnu
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Kossmaticeratidae : Brahmaites : Brahmaites (Anabrahmaites) vishnu70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) armenicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) armenicus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Altaspiratella bearnensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Altaspiratella : Altaspiratella bearnensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Altaspiratella multispira
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Altaspiratella : Altaspiratella multispira56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Currylimacina cossmanni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Currylimacina : Currylimacina cossmanni56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Heliconoides auriformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides auriformis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Heliconoides daguini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides daguini56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Heliconoides merlei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides merlei56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Heliconoides paula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides paula56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Heliconoides pyrenaica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides pyrenaica56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Limacina gormani
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Limacina : Limacina gormani56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Limacina valvatina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Limacina : Limacina valvatina13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Clio ortheziana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Cavoliniidae : Clio : Clio ortheziana13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Creseis spina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Cavoliniidae : Creseis : Creseis spina13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Edithinella varanica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Cavoliniidae : Edithinella : Edithinella varanica13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Limacina pygmaea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Limacina : Limacina pygmaea56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Limacina vegrandis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Limacinidae : Limacina : Limacina vegrandis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Camptoceratops priscus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Camptoceratops : Camptoceratops priscus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Euchilotheca ganensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Creseidae : Euchilotheca : Euchilotheca ganensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cypraedia elegans
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pediculariidae : Cypraedia : Cypraedia elegans56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cypraedia (Protocypraedia) interposita
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pediculariidae : Cypraedia : Cypraedia (Protocypraedia) interposita56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Eopustularia moloni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Eopustularia : Eopustularia moloni56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Grovesia ganensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eocypraeidae : Grovesia : Grovesia ganensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Semicypraea koninckii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Semicypraea : Semicypraea koninckii56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Paraseraphs tetanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Seraphsidae : Paraseraphs : Paraseraphs tetanus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Sulcocypraea moumieti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eocypraeidae : Sulcocypraea : Sulcocypraea moumieti56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Luponovula rouaulti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eocypraeidae : Luponovula : Luponovula rouaulti56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Sphaerocypraea tardivelae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Sphaerocypraea : Sphaerocypraea tardivelae56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lyncina amygdalina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Lyncina : Lyncina amygdalina56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Luponovula quaggiottoi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Luponovula : Luponovula quaggiottoi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Simnia pacaudi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Simnia : Simnia pacaudi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Gisortia (Vicetia) hantkeni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Gisortia : Gisortia (Vicetia) hantkeni56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Eratotrivia platystoma
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triviidae : Eratotrivia : Eratotrivia platystoma56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Luponovula merlei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Luponovula : Luponovula merlei56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Trivia (Trivia) michelottii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triviidae : Trivia : Trivia (Trivia) michelottii13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Amalda beneharniana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Ancillariidae : Amalda : Amalda beneharniana56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Micrancilla guanensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Ancillariidae : Micrancilla : Micrancilla guanensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Spirancilla nana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Spirancilla : Spirancilla nana56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Transovula acuminata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eocypraeidae : Transovula : Transovula acuminata56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cistellarcula wrigleyi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Megathyrididae : Argyrotheca : Cistellarcula wrigleyi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Pau
Wikidata ID:Q681862
GeoNames ID:2988356

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