Vivarais (Latin: Vivariensis)

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Vivarais (Latin: Vivariensis) is a historical region in south-central France corresponding largely to the modern department of Ardèche, known for its rugged landscapes, medieval towns, and former status as a province of the French kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former French province
historical region
administrativeReform French Revolution
associatedWineRegion Côtes du Vivarais AOC
borders Vivarais-Lignon plateau
contains Annonay
Aubenas
Privas
Viviers
correspondsLargelyTo Ardèche department
country France
hasClimate transitional Mediterranean-continental
hasHeritage Roman archaeological remains
medieval architecture
hasTerrain deep valleys
mountainous
plateaus
historicalCapital Viviers
historicalEvent French Wars of Religion
surface form: Wars of Religion in France
historicalLanguage French
Occitan
historicalReligion Roman Catholicism
historicalStatus historical province of Languedoc
surface form: province of Languedoc
integratedInto French departmental system in 1790
knownFor Romanesque churches
chestnut cultivation
deep river gorges
medieval towns
rugged landscapes
vineyards
largelyReplacedBy Ardèche department
latinName Vivariensis
locatedIn south-central France
modernTerritoryMostlyIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
namedAfter Viviers
notableEconomicActivity forestry
silk production (historical)
viticulture
partlyLocatedIn Cévennes
surface form: Cévennes foothills

Rhône Valley
partOf Kingdom of France
Massif Central foothills
timePeriod Ancien Régime
traversedBy Ardèche River
Rhône River
wasProvinceOf Kingdom of France

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Vivarais namedAfter Vivarais (Latin: Vivariensis)