Amiens (fra)

Amiens

Amiens ranks 490th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pretoria, Toledo, Spain, and Recife. Memorable people born in Amiens include Brigitte Macron, Emmanuel Macron, and Peter the Hermit. Memorable people who died in Amiens include Jules Verne, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, and Georges Picquart. Amiens has been the birth place of many writers and politicians and the death place of many writers and politicians. Amiens is located in France.

Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, located 120 km (75 mi) north of Paris and 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France and had a population of 135,429, as of 2021. A central landmark of the city is Amiens Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in France. Amiens also has one of the largest university hospitals in France, with a capacity of 1,200 beds. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served on the city council for 15 years. Amiens is the birthplace of French president Emmanuel Macron. Read more on Wikipedia