La Grande-Motte

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La Grande-Motte is a seaside resort town on France’s Mediterranean coast, noted for its distinctive modernist pyramid-shaped architecture and beaches.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
La Grande-Motte canonical 1
Port Leucate 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
seaside resort
administrativeStatus commune
architecturalStyle brutalism-inspired
modernism
coastType low-lying sandy coast
country France
designedBy Jean Balladur
dialingCode (0)4
+33
hasCharacteristic modernist architecture
pyramid-shaped buildings
seaside beaches
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasFeature golf course
marina
pleasure port
sandy beaches
hasHarbor yacht harbor
hasPopulation over 8000 inhabitants
hasRecreationalActivity beach sports
golf
sailing
hasSeasonality high summer population
hasUrbanPlanning coherent resort master plan
heritageStatus 20th-century architectural heritage site
inception 1960s
isPlannedCity true
isTouristDestinationFor domestic tourists
international tourists
languageUsed French
locatedIn Camargue area
Hérault
surface form: Hérault department

Occitanie
surface form: Occitanie region

Southern France
surface form: southern France
locatedNear Montpellier
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
nearbyAirport Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport
surface form: Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport
partOf Languedoc coast
surface form: French Mediterranean coast
postalCode 34280
primaryEconomicActivity tourism
recognizedFor distinctive skyline
pyramid-shaped apartment blocks
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
transportConnection road links to Montpellier

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

Occitanie containsCity La Grande-Motte
Leucate hasPortion La Grande-Motte
this entity surface form: Port Leucate