49°54N 2°16E, pop (2000e) 138 000. Agricultural market town and capital of Somme department, N France; 130 km/81 mi N of Paris, on left bank of R Somme; railway; university (1964); bishopric; textiles, food processing, chemicals, market gardening; birthplace of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos; war-time cemeteries at Arras to the E; house and grave of Jules Verne; Gothic cathedral (13th-c), largest in area in France, a world heritage site.
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Commune of Amiens Saint Leu area in Amiens |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°53′32″N, 02°17′55″E |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Picardie (capital) |
| Département | Somme (préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Chief town of 8 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole |
| Mayor |
Brigitte Fouré (2002-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude |
14 m–106 m (avg. 33 m) |
| Land area¹ | 49.46 km² |
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Population² (1999) |
135,501 |
| - Density (1999) | 2,740/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80021/ 80000 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > | |
Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris.
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