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Biarritz, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Francei
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BiarritzCommune
BayonneArrondissement
Pyrénées-AtlantiquesDepartment
Nouvelle-AquitaineRegion
FranceCountry

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PlacePopulation
Biarritz33,188 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
283219
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:283219:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Aquitaine
Other Languages:
Basque:
Biarritz, Baiona, Pirinio Atlantiarrak (Pirinio Atlantikoak), Akitania Berria, Frantzia
French:
Biarritz, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
German:
Biarritz, Bayonne, Pyrenäen-Atlantik, Neuaquitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Biarritz, arrondissement di Bayonne, Pirenei Atlantici, Nuova Aquitania, Francia
Russian:
Биарриц, Байонна, Атлантические Пиренеи, Новая Аквитания, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
比亚里茨, 巴约讷区, 大西洋比利牛斯省, 新阿基坦大区, 法国
Spanish:
Biarritz, Bayona, Pirineos Atlánticos, Nueva Aquitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nieu-Akwitanië, Frankryk
Arabic:
بيارتس, بايون, البرانيس الأطلسية, آكيتين الجديدة, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Biàrritz, Destrito de Bayona, Pireneus Atlanticos, Nueva Aquitania, Francia
Armenian:
Բիարից, Ատլանտյան Պիրենեյներ, Նոր Ակվիտանիա, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Biarritz, Nueva Aquitania, Francia
Azeri:
Biarrits, Bayonna , Atlantik Pireney, Yeni Akvitaniya, Fransa
Bambara:
Biarritz, Faransi
Bavarian:
Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankreich
Belarusian:
Біярыц, Пірэнеі-Атлантычныя, Новая Аквітанія, Францыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Біярыц, Атлянтычныя Пірэнэі, Нувэль-Акітэн, Францыя
Bengali:
বিয়ারিৎস, পিরেনিস-আটলান্টিস, ফ্রান্স
Breton:
Biarritz, Baiona, Pireneoù-Atlantel, Akitania-Nevez, Bro-C'hall
Bulgarian:
Биариц, Пирене Атлантик, Нова Аквитания, Франция
Catalan:
Biarritz, Baiona, Pirineus Atlàntics, Nova Aquitània, França
Cebuano:
Biarritz, Arrondissement de Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pransiya
Chechen:
Биарриц, Атлантикан Пиреней, Франци
Chuvash:
Биарриц, Атлантика енчи Пиреней, Франци
Corsican:
Biarritz, Francia
Croatian:
Biarritz, Atlantski Pireneji, Nova Akvitanija, Francuska
Czech:
Biarritz, Arrondissement Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nová Akvitánie, Francie
Danish:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankrig
Dutch:
Biarritz, Arrondissement Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nieuw-Aquitanië, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Biarritz, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Biarritz, Bajono, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nova Akvitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Prantsusmaa
Extremaduran:
Biarritz, Francia
Faroese:
Biarritz, Frakland
Farsi/Persian:
بیاریتز, بخش بیون, پیرنه-آتلانتیک, نوول-آکیتن, فرانسه
Finnish:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Uusi-Akvitania, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Biarritz, Pirènês-Atlanticos, France
Friulian:
Biarritz, France
Galician:
Biarritz, Pireneos Atlánticos, Nova Aquitania, Francia
Georgian:
ბიარიცი, ატლანტური პირენეები, საფრანგეთი
Greek:
Μπιάριτς, Βαϋόννη, Ατλαντικά Πυρηναία, Νέα Ακουιτανία, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Biarritz, Franskit Nunaat
Hebrew:
ביאריץ, באיון, הפירנאים האטלנטיים, אקיטן החדשה, צרפת
Hungarian:
Biarritz, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Új-Aquitania, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Biarritz, Nýja-Akvitanía, Frakkland
Ido:
Biarritz, Nov Aquitania, Francia
Indonesian:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine-Baru, Perancis
Interlingua:
Biarritz, Departimento Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Francia
Interlingue:
Biarritz, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Biarritz, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Biarritz, Frans
Japanese:
ビアリッツ, 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
Kabyle:
Biarritz, Fransa
Kongo:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Fwalansa
Korean:
비아리츠, 피레네자틀랑티크, 누벨아키텐, 프랑스
Latin:
Biarritz, Pyrenaei Atlantici, Nova Aquitania, Francia
Latvian:
Biarica, Atlantijas Pireneji, Jaunakvitānija, Francija
Ligurian:
Biarritz, Fransa
Limburgian:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nui-Aquitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Biarritz, Atlanto Pirėnai, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Biarritz, Arrondissement Bayonne, Departement Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nei-Aquitaine, Frankräich
Macedonian:
Бјариц, Атлантски Пиринеи, Нова Аквитанија, Франција
Malagasy:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Frantsa
Malay:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Perancis
Mazanderani:
بیاریتز, پیرنه-آتلانتیک, فرانسه
Minangkabau:
Biarritz, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Biarritz, Bayonne Kūn, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Biarritz, France
Neapolitan:
Biarritz, Franza
Norwegian:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Frankrike
Occitan:
Biàrritz, Bayounès, Pirenèus Atlantics, Nòva Aquitània, França
Ossetian:
Биарриц, Ног Аквитани, Франц
Papiamento:
Biarritz, Fransia
Picard:
Biarritz, Novèle-Akiténe, Franche
Piedmontese:
Biarritz, Pirené-Atlàntich, Fransa
Polish:
Biarritz, Bajonna, Pireneje Atlantyckie, Nowa Akwitania, Francja
Portuguese:
Biarritz, Baiona, Pirineus Atlânticos, Nova-Aquitânia, França
Romanian:
Biarritz, Arondismentul Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Franța
Romansh:
Biarritz, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Biarritz, Frantza
Scots:
Biarritz, Arrondissement o Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Бијариц, Атлантски Пиринеји, Нова Аквитанија, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Francuska
Sicilian:
Biarritz, Francia
Slovak:
Biarritz, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nové Akvitánsko, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Francija
South Azerbaijani:
بیاریتز, نوول-آکیتن, فرانسه
Swahili:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankrike
Tagalog:
Biarritz, Pransiya
Tatar:
Биарриц, Байонна , Франция
Thai:
บียาริตส์, จังหวัดปีเรเน-อัตล็องติก, แคว้นนูแวลากีแตน, ประเทศฝรั่งเศส
Traditional Chinese:
比亞里茨, 比利牛斯-大西洋, 新阿傑坦, 法國
Turkish:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Біарріц, Байонна, Атлантичні Піренеї, Нова Аквітанія, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Biarritz, Yangi Akvitaniya, Fransiya
Venetian:
Biarritz, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Biarritz, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pháp
Volapük:
Biarritz, Nula-Lakitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Biarritz, France
Waray:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Fransya
Welsh:
Biarritz, arrondissement Baiona, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Biarritz, Faraas
Wu Chinese:
比亚里茨, 比利牛斯-大西洋省, 法国
Zulu:
Biarritz, IFulansi


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed38.0 Ma (Eocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Marnes de la Côte des Basques738 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Marnes de la Côte des Basques - Marnes des Bains438 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Creseis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Creseidae : Creseis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Heliconoides nemoris
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides nemoris38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Creseis simplex
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Cavoliniidae : Creseis : Creseis simplex38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Amalda pusagnensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Ancillariidae : Amalda : Amalda pusagnensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Spirancilla bearizensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Spirancilla : Spirancilla bearizensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Spirancilla vasconiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Spirancilla : Spirancilla vasconiana38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Bearizia priabonensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Bearizia : Bearizia priabonensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biarritz
Wikidata ID:Q132790
GeoNames ID:3032797

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