Tarascon

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Tarascon is a historic town in southern France, known for its medieval castle and Provençal heritage along the lower Rhône Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
town
administrativeStatus commune
associatedLegend Tarasque
climate Mediterranean climate
country France
countrySubdivision Bouches-du-Rhône
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
culturalRegion Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
surface form: Provence
demographics population in the tens of thousands
departmentCode 13
governingBody Tarascon self-linksurface differs
surface form: municipal council of Tarascon
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
wine production
hasFestival Fête de la Tarasque
hasHeritageStatus several protected historic monuments
hasLandmark Château de Tarascon
Collégiale Sainte-Marthe de Tarascon
old town ramparts
hasRiverBank right bank of the Rhône
hasStructure bridge over the Rhône
heritage Provençal culture
historicalRegion Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
surface form: Provence
historicPeriod Middle Ages
knownFor Château de Tarascon
Provençal traditions
historic town center
medieval castle
language French
locatedIn Bouches-du-Rhône
surface form: Bouches-du-Rhône department

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
surface form: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region

Rhône Valley
surface form: lower Rhône Valley

Southern France
surface form: southern France
locatedNear Arles
Avignon
Beaucaire
locatedOn Rhône River
nearbyNaturalFeature Camargue
surface form: Camargue region
patronSaint Saint Martha
postalCode 13150
regionalLanguage Occitan
surface form: Provençal Occitan
regionCapital Marseille
roadConnection D970 road
D99 road
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
transport Tarascon railway station

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Rhône River cityOnRiver Tarascon
Rhône River cityOnRiver Tarascon
this entity surface form: Beaucaire
Tarascon governingBody Tarascon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: municipal council of Tarascon
Bouches-du-Rhône contains Tarascon
Château de Tarascon hasViewOf Tarascon
this entity surface form: town of Tarascon
Tarascon railway station isInUrbanArea Tarascon
this entity surface form: Tarascon urban area
Tarasque associatedWith Tarascon
Tarasque commemoratedBy Tarascon
this entity surface form: Tarascon Tarasque festival
Tarasque symbolOf Tarascon
Tarasque hasFestivalLocation Tarascon
this entity surface form: Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône
Elmshorn hasTwinTown Tarascon
D970 road serves Tarascon
D970 road locatedIn Tarascon
D970 road passesThrough Tarascon
this entity surface form: Tarascon urban area
Sir Hugh Munro deathPlace Tarascon
this entity surface form: Tarascon, France