Aubusson

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Aubusson is a town in central France renowned for its centuries-old tradition of tapestry and carpet weaving.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Aubusson canonical 2
Aubusson tapestry workshops 1
Aubusson, France 1

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeStatus subprefecture of Creuse (historically)
country France
departmentCapitalOf canton of Aubusson
elevationType hill town
hasDemonym Aubussonnais
Aubusson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aubussonnaise
hasMuseum Cité internationale de la tapisserie
heritageDesignation Aubusson tapestry tradition
surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Aubusson tapestry craftsmanship)
historicalTapestryProductionSinceCentury 15th century
INSEECODE 23008
knownFor Aubusson tapestry tradition
surface form: Aubusson tapestry

carpet weaving
tapestry weaving
languageRegion historical Occitan area
locatedIn Creuse department
central France
locatedInHistoricalRegion Limousin
locatedInRegion Nouvelle-Aquitaine
postalCode 23200
regionEconomicActivity crafts and tourism
river Creuse River
tapestryMaterial silk
wool
tapestryStyle pictorial wall hangings
woven interpretations of paintings
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
traditionalIndustry hand-knotted carpets
handmade tapestry
textile production
UNESCOListingYear 2009

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Referenced by (5)

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

Creuse subprefecture Aubusson
Aubusson hasDemonym Aubusson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aubussonnaise
Graham Sutherland tapestry of Christ in Glory wovenIn Aubusson
this entity surface form: Aubusson, France
Limousin historical region hasCulturalSite Aubusson
this entity surface form: Aubusson tapestry workshops