Tarascon

E11137

commune of France town

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

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 →
demographics	population in the tens of thousands →
departmentCode	13 →
governingBody	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 →
historicPeriod	Middle Ages →
knownFor	Château de Tarascon → Provençal traditions → historic town center → medieval castle →
language	French →
locatedIn	Bouches-du-Rhône department → Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region → lower Rhône Valley → southern France →
locatedNear	Arles → Avignon → Beaucaire →
locatedOn	Rhône River →
nearbyNaturalFeature	Camargue region →
patronSaint	Saint Martha →
postalCode	13150 →
regionalLanguage	Provençal Occitan →
regionCapital	Marseille →
roadConnection	D970 road → D99 road →
timeZone	Central European Time →
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time →
transport	Tarascon railway station →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rhône River → Rhône River ("Beaucaire") →	cityOnRiver
Tarascon ("municipal council of Tarascon") →	governingBody