Aigues-Mortes

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Aigues-Mortes is a historic fortified town in southern France, renowned for its well-preserved medieval walls and proximity to the salt marshes of the Camargue.

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Aigues-Mortes canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
fortified town
country France
foundedBy Louis IX of France
Saint Louis
governedBy municipal council
hasCityWall medieval ramparts
hasDemonym Aigues-Mortais
Aigues-Mortais
surface form: Aigues-Mortaise
hasEconomicActivity fishing
salt harvesting
tourism industry
wine production
hasFeature moats
rectangular street plan
towers and bastions
hasLandmark Notre-Dame-des-Sablons Church
Porte de la Gardette
Tour de Carbonnière
Tour de Constance
hasPostalCode 30220
heritageStatus well-preserved medieval town
historicalRole departure point for Crusades
royal port on the Mediterranean
inception 13th century
knownFor fortifications
proximity to salt marshes
salt production
tourism
well-preserved medieval walls
languageUsed French
locatedIn Gard department
Occitanie
Southern France
surface form: southern France
locatedInRegion Camargue
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea
Rhône delta
locatedOn canals connecting to the Mediterranean
nearProtectedArea Camargue
surface form: Camargue Regional Natural Park
partOf Camargue
surface form: Camargue natural region
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
traditionalLanguage Occitan
usedFor military defense
salt export
trade

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Camargue locatedNear Aigues-Mortes
Rhône delta majorCityNearby Aigues-Mortes
Gard contains Aigues-Mortes
Grau-du-Roi locatedNear Aigues-Mortes
Gard department containsCommune Aigues-Mortes
subject surface form: Gard
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer locatedNear Aigues-Mortes
Camargue cowboys notableLocation Aigues-Mortes
Vidourle mouthLocation Aigues-Mortes
Le Grau-du-Roi borders Aigues-Mortes