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Salins-les-Bains, Dole, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Francei
Regional Level Types
Salins-les-BainsCommune
DoleArrondissement
JuraDepartment
Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Salins-les-Bains3,534 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
305997
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:305997:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Salins-les-Bains, arrondissement de Dole, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
German:
Salins-les-Bains, Arrondissement Dole, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankreich
Italian:
Salins-les-Bains, arrondissement di Dole, Giura, Borgogna-Franca Contea, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
萨兰莱班, 多勒区, 汝拉省, 勃艮第-弗朗什-孔泰大區, 法国
Spanish:
Salins-les-Bains, Distrito de Dole, Jura, Borgoña-Franco Condado, Francia
Afrikaans:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura , Boergondië-Franche-Comté, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Salins-les-Bains, Destrito de Dole, Jura, Borgonya-Franco Condato, Francia
Asturian:
Salins-les-Bains, Borgoña-Francu Condáu, Francia
Bambara:
Salins-les-Bains, Faransi
Basque:
Salins-les-Bains, Doleko barrutia, Jura, Borgoina-Franche-Comté, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Salins-les-Bains, Frankreich
Breton:
Salins-les-Bains, arondisamant Dole, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Salins-les-Bains, Districte de Dole, Jura, Borgonya – Franc Comtat, França
Cebuano:
Salins-les-Bains, Arrondissement de Dole, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Pransiya
Chechen:
Сален-ле-Бен, Франци
Corsican:
Salins-les-Bains, Francia
Croatian:
Salins-les-Bains, Francuska
Czech:
Salins-les-Bains, Arrondissement Dole, Jura, Burgundsko-Franche-Comté, Francie
Danish:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrig
Dutch:
Salins-les-Bains, Arrondissement Dole, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Salins-les-Bains, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Salins-les-Bains, Arondismento Dole, Jura, Burgonjo-Franĉkonteo, Francio
Estonian:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Salins-les-Bains, Frakland
Finnish:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Burgundi-Franche-Comté, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Sâlins, Jura, Borgogne-Franche-Comtât, France
Friulian:
Salins-les-Bains, France
Galician:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Borgoña-Franco Condado, Francia
Greenlandic:
Salins-les-Bains, Franskit Nunaat
Hebrew:
סאלין-לה-בן, ז'ורה, בורגון-פראנש-קונטה, צרפת
Hungarian:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Salins-les-Bains, Frakkland
Ido:
Salins-les-Bains, Francia
Indonesian:
Salins-les-Bains, Arondisemen Dole, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Perancis
Interlingua:
Salins-les-Bains, Departimento Jura, Francia
Interlingue:
Salins-les-Bains, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Salins-les-Bains, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Salins-les-Bains, Frans
Japanese:
サラン=レ=バン, ジュラ県, ブルゴーニュ=フランシュ=コンテ地域圏, フランス
Kabyle:
Salins-les-Bains, Fransa
Kongo:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Fwalansa
Latin:
Salins-les-Bains, Iura, Burgundia et Liber Comitatus, Francia
Latvian:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Francija
Ligurian:
Salins-les-Bains, Fransa
Limburgian:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Burgundija–Franš Kontė, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Salins-les-Bains, Arrondissement Dole, Departement Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Frantsa
Malay:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Salins-les-Bains, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Salins-les-Bains, Dole Kūn, Jura, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Salins-les-Bains, France
Neapolitan:
Salins-les-Bains, Franza
Norwegian:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Salins-les-Bains, Departementet Jura, Frankrike
Occitan:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Borgonha Franca Comtat, França
Papiamento:
Salins-les-Bains, Fransia
Picard:
Salins-les-Bains, Bourgonne-Franke-Comtè, Franche
Piedmontese:
Salins-les-Bains, Dipartiment dël Jura, Borgògna-Franca Contà, Fransa
Polish:
Salins-les-Bains, Okręg Dole, Jura, Burgundia-Franche-Comté, Francja
Portuguese:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Borgonha-Franco-Condado, França
Romanian:
Salins-les-Bains, Arondismentul Dole, Jura, Franța
Romansh:
Salins-les-Bains, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Salins-les-Bains, Frantza
Scots:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Salins-les-Bains, Francia
Slovak:
Salins-les-Bains, Dole, Jura, Burgundsko-Franche-Comté, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Francija
Swahili:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrike
Thai:
ซาแล็ง-เล-แบ็ง, ฌูว์รา, แคว้นบูร์กอญ-ฟร็องช์-กงเต, ประเทศฝรั่งเศส
Traditional Chinese:
薩蘭萊班, 侏羅省, 布爾岡-法朗殊-康堤, 法國
Turkish:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Сален-ле-Бен, Жура, Бургундія-Франш-Конте, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Salins-les-Bains, Fransiya
Venetian:
Salins-les-Bains, Giura, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Salins-les-Bains, Dole, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Pháp
Volapük:
Salins-les-Bains, Fransän
Walloon:
Salins-les-Bains, France
Waray:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Fransya
Welsh:
Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Salins-les-Bains, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Salins-les-Bains, Faraas
Zulu:
Salins-les-Bains, IFulansi


Salins-les-Bains is a commune in the Jura department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Salins owes its name to its saline waters which shaped the town's history for centuries, and continue to attract visitors today, for the town's bedrock contains salt and gypsum deposits. In 2009 the historic saltworks were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. The saltworks at Salins-Les-Bains are closely associated with another World Heritage site, the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans.

"Limestone close to the school in the direction of the D492." [Belot, 1978]

Rock Types Recorded

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Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences28
Youngest Fossil Listed130 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Nemacanthus monilifer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : Palaeospinacidae : Nemacanthus : Nemacanthus monilifer208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Actinopterygii
class
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Hybodus reticulatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Hybodus : Hybodus reticulatus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Periseris elegantula
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Periseris : Periseris elegantula171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Isastrea salinensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Isastraea : Isastrea salinensis170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Complexastrea zolleriana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Complexastrea : Complexastrea zolleriana171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Isastrea bernardiana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea : Isastrea bernardiana171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Thamnasteria mettensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria mettensis171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Collignonastraea meandra
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Collignonastraea : Collignonastraea meandra170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Collignonastraea salinensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Collignonastraea : Collignonastraea salinensis170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Polyastropsis marcoui
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Polyastropsis : Polyastropsis marcoui170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Isastrea cesarensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Isastraea : Isastrea cesarensis170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Isastrea bernardi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Isastraea : Isastrea bernardi170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Hybodus apicalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Hybodus : Hybodus apicalis208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Rhomphaiodon minor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : Rhomphaiodon : Rhomphaiodon minor208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lissodus minimus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lissodus : Lissodus minimus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Gyrolepis albertii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Palaeoniscidae : Gyrolepis : Gyrolepis albertii208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Hybodus novus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Hybodus : Hybodus novus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Fasciodus pectinatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Fasciodus : Fasciodus pectinatus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Saurichthys striatulus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurichthys : Saurichthys striatulus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Saurichthys subulatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurichthys : Saurichthys subulatus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Spinax ellipticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Squalidae : Spinax : Spinax ellipticus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Amblyurus novus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Dapediidae : Dapedium : Amblyurus novus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pygopterus concavus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Pygopteridae : Pygopterus : Pygopterus concavus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Spinax laevis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Squalidae : Spinax : Spinax laevis208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Rugitela rugosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Rugitela : Rugitela rugosa136.4 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salins-les-Bains
Wikidata ID:Q820042
GeoNames ID:2976413


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