Touraine

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historic region of France

Touraine is a historic region in central France, famed for its Loire Valley châteaux, wine production, and role as a former royal heartland.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Touraine canonical 58
Province of Touraine 1
Touraine region 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region of France ⓘ
administrativeSuccessor Indre-et-Loire department ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Charles VII of France ⓘ
Francis I of France ⓘ
Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ
climate temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
containsChâteau Château de Chenonceau ⓘ
Château de Chinon ⓘ
Château de Loches ⓘ
Château de Villandry ⓘ
Château d’Amboise ⓘ
Château d’Azay-le-Rideau ⓘ
containsCity Amboise ⓘ
Chinon ⓘ
Tours ⓘ
containsTown Loches ⓘ
country France ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
grapeVariety Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Chenin Blanc ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
hasUNESCOSite Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form: Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
historicalCapital Tours ⓘ
historicalRole residence of French kings during the Renaissance ⓘ
royal heartland of France ⓘ
knownFor Loire Valley châteaux ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ
historic royal residences ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ
mild climate ⓘ
wine production ⓘ
languageRegion standard French ⓘ
LeonardoDaVinciResidence Clos Lucé in Amboise ⓘ
locatedIn central France ⓘ
nickname Garden of France ⓘ
partOf Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ
surface form: Centre-Val de Loire region

Loire Valley vineyards ⓘ
surface form: Loire Valley
periodOfProminence 15th century ⓘ
16th century ⓘ
producesWineStyle red wine ⓘ
rosé wine ⓘ
white wine ⓘ
traversedBy Cher River ⓘ
Indre River ⓘ
Loire ⓘ
surface form: Loire River
wineRegion Touraine AOC ⓘ

Referenced by (60)

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

King John of England → lostTerritory → Touraine ⓘ
Philip II of France → territorialGain → Touraine ⓘ
Louise de La Vallière → placeOfBirth → Touraine ⓘ
Anjou → borderedByHistorical → Touraine ⓘ
Poitou → borders → Touraine ⓘ
John → lostTerritory → Touraine ⓘ
Duchy of Anjou → borderedBy → Touraine ⓘ
Loire Valley vineyards → subregion → Touraine ⓘ
Martin of Tours → associatedWith → Touraine ⓘ
Indre → flowsThroughRegion → Touraine ⓘ
Duchy of Orléans → borderedBy → Touraine ⓘ
Tours, France → historicalRegion → Touraine ⓘ
subject surface form: Tours
Le Lys dans la vallée → locationOfFictionalSetting → Touraine ⓘ
La Haye en Touraine → locatedInHistoricalProvince → Touraine ⓘ
Maine → borderedBy → Touraine ⓘ
subject surface form: Maine (historical province)
Charles VIII of France → birthPlace → Touraine ⓘ
Charles VIII of France → deathPlace → Touraine ⓘ
Philip II → territorialGain → Touraine ⓘ
subject surface form: Philip II of France
Loches → historicalRegion → Touraine ⓘ
Indre-et-Loire department → locatedInHistoricalProvince → Touraine ⓘ
subject surface form: Indre-et-Loire
Garden of France → contains → Touraine ⓘ
Indre-et-Loire → historicRegion → Touraine ⓘ
Chenin Blanc → majorGrowingRegion → Touraine ⓘ
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas → associatedPlace → Touraine ⓘ
County of Maine → borders → Touraine ⓘ
Montlouis-sur-Loire, France → historicProvince → Touraine ⓘ
subject surface form: Montlouis-sur-Loire
Cher River → flowsThrough → Touraine ⓘ
Château de Chinon → locatedInWineRegion → Touraine ⓘ
Château de Loches → locatedInHistoricalRegion → Touraine ⓘ
François Rabelais → placeOfBirth → Touraine ⓘ
Tourangeau → associatedWith → Touraine ⓘ
Tourangelle → hasRelatedTerm → Touraine ⓘ
Loir-et-Cher → historicRegion → Touraine ⓘ
Indre River → flowsThrough → Touraine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Touraine region
Indre River → region → Touraine ⓘ
Chanteloup, Kingdom of France → locatedIn → Touraine ⓘ
subject surface form: Chanteloup
Vienne River → region → Touraine ⓘ
Pineau d’Aunis → cultivationRegion → Touraine ⓘ
County of Anjou → borderedBy → Touraine ⓘ
Orléanais → borderedBy → Touraine ⓘ
Vouvray wines → subregion → Touraine ⓘ
Marmoutier Abbey → locatedInRegion → Touraine ⓘ
Duke of Touraine → associatedWith → Touraine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Province of Touraine
Duke of Touraine → historicalRegion → Touraine ⓘ
Duke of Touraine → titleTerritory → Touraine ⓘ
Château d’Ussé → region → Touraine ⓘ
The Lily of the Valley → setting → Touraine ⓘ
Comte de Mortsauf → residenceRegion → Touraine ⓘ
Henriette de Mortsauf → setting → Touraine ⓘ
Duchy of Berry → borderedBy → Touraine ⓘ