2019 PRESS RELEASE © OT Amiens Métropole/MZ © OT ici amiensnaturellement RENVERSANT ! visit-amiens com WELCOME TO AMIENS, THE ADVANTAGES OF A GREAT CITY, THE PEACEFUL PLEASURES OF THE COUNTRYSIDE! © CRT Hauts-de-France/AS Flament Hauts-de-France/AS © CRT CONTENTS PAGE 4 KEY FIGURES AND DATES PAGE 6 EVENTS OVERVIEW 2019 PAGE 11 AMIENS, CITY OF CULTURE PAGE 18 AMIENS, CITY OF NATURE PAGE 22 AMIENS, CITY OF GASTRONOMY PAGE 26 AMIENS, CITY OF FESTIVITY CHARMING AND UNEXPECTED PAGE 27 ACCOMMODATION PAGE 28 THINGS TO DO PEOPLE PUTTING AMIENS PAGE 30 IN THE SPOTLIGHT PAGE 32 OTHER SITES IN GREATER AMIENS PAGE 34 AROUND AMIENS PAGE 38 NEWS: AMIENS - A CITY IN MOTION 2019 PRESS RELEASE + Contacts Amiens Métropole Stéphanie Cadet Tourist Office Press contact Amiens Tourist Office BP 11018 +33 (0)3 22 71 60 53 80010 Amiens cedex 1
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[email protected] Monday to Saturday: 9:30 am to 6:30 pm (6:00 pm from October to March) & Sunday : 10:00 am to 12:00 am and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm KEY FIGURES City of Amiens: i.e. 24% of those living in the Somme “department” 136 998 inhabitants (2015 census) The Greater Amiens district (known as Amiens Métropole) was set up on January 1st, 2000 and now boasts over 180 000 inhabitants.