Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

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Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a picturesque village in southeastern France renowned for its powerful karst spring, one of the largest in the world, and its association with the poet Petrarch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
village
administrativeStatus commune
associatedWith Laura (Petrarch’s muse, traditionally linked)
Francesco Petrarca
surface form: Petrarch
climate Mediterranean climate
country France
departmentCode Vaucluse department
economicActivity artisanal paper production (historical)
tourism
etymology named after the spring (fontaine) and the closed valley (vallis clausa)
geology limestone massif
hasAttraction Petrarch's house
surface form: Petrarch museum

paper mill museum
ruins of a castle above the village
walkway to the spring
hasFeature deep resurgence pool
karst spring
limestone cliffs
hasView Luberon massif
surface form: Monts de Vaucluse
heritageStatus popular tourist destination in Provence
historicalRegion Comtat Venaissin
hydrology karst aquifer system
landscapeType closed valley
languageRegion Occitan-speaking Provence
locatedIn Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Vaucluse
arrondissement of Apt
canton of L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
southeastern France
near Avignon
L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
notableFor association with Petrarch
one of the most powerful springs in the world
picturesque landscape
PetrarchActivity place where Petrarch wrote and reflected
PetrarchResidencePeriod 14th century
postalRegion southeastern Vaucluse
regionCode Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
surface form: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region
springFlowCharacteristic strong seasonal variation
very high discharge during snowmelt and heavy rain
springName Sorgue River
surface form: Source de la Sorgue
springRank among the largest springs in the world by flow
springType karst spring
tourismType cultural tourism
nature tourism
transportAccess road access from L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
traversedBy Sorgue River

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Sorgue River sourceLocation Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Sorgue River flowsThrough Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Sorgue River hasNearbyTown Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
department of Vaucluse namedAfter Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
subject surface form: Vaucluse
this entity surface form: river Vaucluse (Fontaine-de-Vaucluse) / etymology from Vallis Clausa
department of Vaucluse contains Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
subject surface form: Vaucluse
Vaucluse spring locatedNear Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Vaucluse spring nearSettlement Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Vaucluse spring hasAlternativeName Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
this entity surface form: Fontaine de Vaucluse spring