Editing Amiens (section)

===Environmental heritage===
Amiens has {{convert|270|ha|acre}} of [[Urban open space|green space]] (excluding communal woodland)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiens.fr/attractivite/amiens-ville-fleurie/amiens-ville-fleurie.html|title=Amiens, Ville fleurie|publisher=amiens.fr|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706135818/http://www.amiens.fr/attractivite/amiens-ville-fleurie/amiens-ville-fleurie.html|archive-date=6 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{convert|118300|ha|acre}} of ''hortillonnages'', {{convert|300|ha|acre}} of forests, {{convert|30|ha|acre}} of marshland, in addition to its river and its streams.

Floral City awarded the maximum score of 4 flowers in the [[Concours des villes et villages fleuris|floral contest of cities and villages]] of France to Amiens,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiens.fr/actualite/2278/une-4eme-fleur-pour-amiens.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131017222733/http://www.amiens.fr/actualite/2278/une-4eme-fleur-pour-amiens.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2013 |title=Une 4ème fleur pour Amiens |date=17 October 2013 |publisher=amiens.fr |access-date=17 October 2013 }}</ref> and it offers a particularly rich wooded heritage. With 38,650 trees (excluding woodland),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fr.calameo.com/read/001202835b70cb9edf0ed|title=Parcs et jardins : Au fil des saisons|first=Stéphanie|last=Bescond|date=14 October 2014|publisher=JDA n°733|access-date=14 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904084632/http://fr.calameo.com/read/001202835b70cb9edf0ed|archive-date=4 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> of which 17,000 are situated on highways,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiens.fr/actions-projets/meilleures-conditions-vie/amelioration-cadre-vie/espaces-verts/arbres/inventaire.html |title=Les arbres – Inventaire |publisher=amiens.fr |access-date=10 July 2013 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Amiens to win the [[Concours des villes et villages fleuris|national tree award]]. In 2014, the city ranked in the top 10 greenest cities of France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.challenges.fr/economie/20140219.CHA0606/environnement-vivez-vous-dans-l-une-des-10-villes-les-plus-vertes-de-france.html|title=Environnement: vivez-vous dans l'une des 10 villes les plus vertes de France ?|first=Claire|last=Bouleau|date=19 February 2014|publisher=Challenges|access-date=6 March 2014}}</ref>

Presenting itself as a city concerned with the environment, Amiens has made the link between the city and nature a central axis of its metropolitan development project called ''Amiens 2030''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiens.fr/actions-projets/meilleures-conditions-vie/projet-metropolitain/etat-avancement/deuxieme-phase/bilan-deuxieme-phase/bilan-deuxieme-phase.html |title=Projet Métropolitain – Bilan de la deuxième phase |publisher=amiens.fr |access-date=10 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111235751/http://www.amiens.fr/actions-projets/meilleures-conditions-vie/projet-metropolitain/etat-avancement/deuxieme-phase/bilan-deuxieme-phase/bilan-deuxieme-phase.html |archive-date=11 November 2013  }}</ref>

====The ''hortillonages''====
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Amiens is also known for the {{interlanguage link|hortillonnages|fr|3=Hortillonnages d'Amiens}}, gardens on small islands in over {{convert|300|ha|acre}} of marshland between the [[River Somme]] and [[Avre (Somme)|River Avre]], surrounded by a grid network of human-made canals (locally known as "rieux"). They are also known as the "floating gardens of Amiens".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visit-amiens.com/accueil/la_naturelle/les_hortillonnages |title=The Visit Amiens Website |language=fr |publisher=Visit-amiens.com |access-date=1 March 2013 |archive-date=8 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308075326/http://www.visit-amiens.com/accueil/la_naturelle/les_hortillonnages |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ''hortillonnages'' are sometimes called "Little Venice of the North", because of the canals.

''Hortillon'' means [[market garden]] in Picard, and derives from the Latin ''hortillus'', small garden. It is navigated in flat bottom boats, formerly called ''barque à cornet'' [Cornet boat], due to the very raised front, which allows the boats to easily dock on the fragile shores of the cultivated fields. It is the upstream port, located at the foot of the cathedral, where a weekly market is held on the water, although the arrival the growers by boat can only be accomplished once a year, in summer.

====Amiens Metropolitan Zoo====
Prior to its opening in May 1952, the {{interlanguage link|Zoo d'Amiens|fr|3=Zoo d'Amiens|lt=Amiens Zoo}} is a green space bordering the basin of the {{interlanguage link|Parc de la Hotoie|fr|3=Parc de la Hotoie|lt=Park of the Hotoie}}. It was the mayor of the time, {{interlanguage link|Maurice Vast|fr}}, who decided to develop the site in 1949. Originally intended as an entertainment venue, the zoo began its mission of conservation, education and research between 1970 and 1980. Between 1990 and 2000, the zoo was completely renovated and became a permanent member of the [[European Association of Zoos and Aquaria]] (EAZA) in 2001 and the {{interlanguage link|Association nationale des parcs zoologiques|fr|3=Association nationale des parcs zoologiques|lt=National Association of Zoological Parks}} (ANPZ) in 2002. Today, there are 300 animals, representing approximately 75 species from all continents, cohabiting on {{convert|6.5|ha|acre}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amiens.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/zoo/brochure_zoo.pdf|title=Zoo Amiens Métropole|date=5 April 2013|publisher=Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole|access-date=6 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509093237/http://amiens.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/zoo/brochure_zoo.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> They live in environments, which are close to their natural environment, favouring their well-being. In 2014, the zoo received 161,128 visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiens.fr/actualite/3793/zoo-rouvre-1er-fevrier-pour-une-saison-pleine-surprises.html|title=Le zoo rouvre le 1er février pour une saison pleine de surprises !|date=27 January 2015|publisher=Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole|access-date=8 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904084632/http://www.amiens.fr/actualite/3793/zoo-rouvre-1er-fevrier-pour-une-saison-pleine-surprises.html|archive-date=4 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Traditionally, entry is free on 14 July, [[Bastille Day]].

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Maki vari roux Amiens.jpg|Red ruffed lemur ''([[Red ruffed lemur|Varecia rubra]])''
Gibbon Amiens 26873.jpg|Lar gibbons ''([[Lar gibbon|Hylobates lar]])''
Panda rouge Amiens 26871.jpg|Red panda ''([[Red panda|Ailurus fulgens]])''
Coati roux Amiens 1.jpg|South American coati ''([[South American coati|Nasua nasua]])''.
Éléphants d'Asie au zoo d'Amiens.jpg|Jena and Praya, the two Asian elephants ''([[Asian elephant|Elephas maximus]])''.
Otarie du zoo d'Amiens.jpg|California sea lion ''([[California sea lion|Zalophus californianus]])''
Manchots Amiens 02.jpg|Humboldt penguins ''([[Humboldt penguin|Spheniscus humboldti]])''
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====The main parks and gardens====
[[File:Les principaux parcs d'Amiens.jpg|thumb|right|The principal parks and gardens in the city.]]

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# {{interlanguage link|Parc Saint-Pierre (Amiens)|fr|3=Parc Saint-Pierre (Amiens)|lt=Parc Saint-Pierre}}, between the Saint-Leu neighborhood and the ''hortillonnages'', a {{convert|22|ha|acre}} park in the heart of the city, which was awarded the {{interlanguage link|Prix du paysage|fr}} in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/Prix-du-paysage-2005.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070630020502/http://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/Prix-du-paysage-2005.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-06-30|title=Prix du paysage 2005}}</ref>
# {{interlanguage link|Parc du Grand Marais d'Amiens|fr|3=Parc du Grand Marais d'Amiens|lt=Parc du Grand Marais}}, along the Somme Canal, to the west of the city. Covering over {{convert|25|ha|acre}}, this park has many sports facilities: American football stadium, skate [[Skatepark|bowl]], football field, play structures.
# {{interlanguage link|Jardin des plantes d'Amiens|fr|3=Jardin des plantes d'Amiens|lt=Jardin des plantes}} originally called the ''Jardin du Roy''. Created in 1751, it is the oldest garden of Amiens on the ''Boulevard du jardin des plantes''.
# Square Pierre Marie Saquez on ''Rue des Cordeliers''
# {{interlanguage link|Parc de l'Evéché d'Amiens|fr}}, at the foot of the cathedral on ''Place Saint-Michel''
# Jardin médiéval on ''Impasse Joron''
# Square Beauregard on ''Rue Louis Thuillier''
# {{interlanguage link|Parc Jean Rostand|fr}} on ''Rue Vulfran Warmé''
# {{interlanguage link|Château de Montières|fr|3=Château de Montières|lt=Parc du Château de Montières}} on ''Rue Baudoin d'Ailly''
# Parc du Petit Marais on the ''Avenue des cygnes''
# Square Paul Gauguin on the ''Avenue de la paix''
# {{interlanguage link|Parc de la Hotoie|fr}}
# Marais des trois vaches
# Parc du Château blanc, on the ''Route de Rouen''
# {{interlanguage link|Bois Bonvallet|fr}}
# Square de la rose des vents on ''Rue du Docteur Fafet''
# Plaine Saint Ladre
# Parc Léon Pille on ''Rue de l'Agrappin''
# {{interlanguage link|Zoo d'Amiens|fr}} on the ''Esplanade de la Hotoie''
# {{interlanguage link|Cimetière de La Madeleine (Amiens)|fr|3=Cimetière de La Madeleine (Amiens)|lt=Cimetière de la Madeleine}}, on ''Rue Saint Maurice''
# {{interlanguage link|Square Saint-Denis d'Amiens|fr|3=Square Saint-Denis d'Amiens|lt=Le Square Saint-Denis}}
# Square Montplaisir, on ''Place Joffre''
# Square Aimé Césaire, on ''Boulevard de Belfort''
# {{interlanguage link|Clos Alexandre (Amiens)|fr|3=Clos Alexandre (Amiens)|lt=Clos Alexandre}}, jardin floral et paysager privé
# {{interlanguage link|Cimetière Saint-Acheul|fr}}, on ''Rue de Cagny''
# {{interlanguage link|Jardin archéologique de Saint-Acheul|fr}}, on ''Rue de Boutillerie''
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As a floral city, 4 flowers were awarded in 2013 by the National Council of Cities and Villages of France for the [[Concours des villes et villages fleuris|competition of floral cities and villages]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiens.fr/attractivite/amiens-ville-fleurie/amiens-ville-fleurie.html|title=Amiens, ville fleurie|work=amiens.fr|access-date=9 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623042345/http://www.amiens.fr/attractivite/amiens-ville-fleurie/amiens-ville-fleurie.html|archive-date=23 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The national Council of Cities and Villages awarded the [[Concours des villes et villages fleuris|2012 National Tree Prize]] to the city for "its exceptional and innovative management of its wooded heritage" with its 37,000 trees, some more than a century old.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Ingrid|last=Lemaire|title=Auprès de mon arbre|journal=Amiens Forum|issue=33|date=July 2012}}</ref>