Briançonnais area

E270286

The Briançonnais area is a mountainous region in the French Alps around the town of Briançon, known for its high-altitude valleys, ski resorts, and proximity to the Italian border.

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Label Occurrences
Briançonnais 4
Briançonnais area canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
bordersRegion Piedmont
containsFortifiedTown Briançon
containsRiver Clarée
Durance River
surface form: Durance

Guisane
containsTown Briançon
containsValley Vallouise valley
Vallée de la Clarée
Vallée de la Guisane
country France
elevationType high-altitude
hasActivity alpine skiing
climbing
hiking
mountaineering
snowboarding
hasCentralTown Briançon
hasClimate alpine climate
hasFeature glacial valleys
mountain passes
ski areas
hasMountainPass Col de Montgenèvre
Col du Galibier
Col du Lautaret
Col d’Izoard
hasSkiResort Montgenèvre
Puy-Saint-Vincent
Risoul
Serre Chevalier
Vars
historicalRegionOf Dauphiné
knownFor high-altitude valleys
mountain tourism
proximity to Italian border
ski resorts
winter sports
languageRegion French
locatedIn French Alps
Hautes-Alpes
surface form: Hautes-Alpes department

southeastern France
nearBorderWith Italy
partOf Alps
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
surface form: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region
tourismType mountain tourism
summer tourism
winter tourism

Referenced by (5)

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

Montgenèvre locatedIn Briançonnais area
Susa Valley connectedTo Briançonnais area
this entity surface form: Briançonnais
Maurienne Valley near Briançonnais area
this entity surface form: Briançonnais
Briançon demonym Briançonnais area
this entity surface form: Briançonnais
Guisane valley partOf Briançonnais area
this entity surface form: Briançonnais