Parthenay

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Parthenay is a historic fortified town in western France known for its medieval architecture and role as a regional center in the former province of Poitou.

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Label Occurrences
Parthenay canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
subprefecture in France
town
areaSquareKilometers 11.38
country France
demonym Parthenais
Parthenais
surface form: Parthenaisiens
departmentalCapitalOf Parthenay arrondissement
departmentCode 79
elevationMaxMeters 184
elevationMinMeters 114
hasBridge Pont Saint-Jacques
hasCastleRemains Château de Parthenay
hasChurch Église Saint-Laurent de Parthenay
Église Sainte-Croix de Parthenay
hasCityGate Porte Saint-Jacques
hasMarketTradition regional agricultural market center
hasMedievalQuarter Quartier Saint-Jacques
heritageStatus protected historic monuments
historicalRegion Poitou
historicFunction fortified stronghold in Poitou
INSEECODE 79202
isFortifiedTown true
isSeatOf arrondissement of Parthenay
communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine
knownFor fortified walls
historic town center
medieval architecture
language French
locatedIn Deux-Sèvres department
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
surface form: Nouvelle-Aquitaine region

western France
locatedInFormerAdministrativeRegion Poitou
surface form: Poitou-Charentes
notableEvent Festival Ludique International de Parthenay
pilgrimageRoute Camino de Santiago
surface form: Way of St. James
pilgrimageRouteSection route from Tours to Santiago de Compostela
postalCode 79200
regionalLanguage Poitevin-Saintongeais
regionNickname Gâtine poitevine
role regional center in the former province of Poitou
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
traversedBy Thouet River
twinTown Tavistock
twinTownCountry United Kingdom

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

Poitou majorCity Parthenay
Deux-Sèvres department subprefecture Parthenay
subject surface form: Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres department contains Parthenay
subject surface form: Deux-Sèvres