CITY

AMIENS

1. surface	49.46 km2
2. number of inhabitants	135,501 inhabitants in 1999
3. population density	2740/km2 in 1999
4. What are the “hortillonages” and their surface	300 hectares of Floating Gardens
5. name of the principal river	The Somme
6. the cathedral:
its surface	7700 m2
its height	112,7 m
its length	145 m
years of construction	From 1220 until 1269 (the towers were built from 1366 until the 15th century)
7. name of a famous writer who lived in Amiens	Jules Verne
8. number of museums	4: Museum of Picardie, Museum of the Hotel de Berny, House of Jules Verne, archaeological gardens of Saint-Acheul
9. number of cinemas	3
10. number of swimming-pools	3

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