historical province of Franc-Lyonnais

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The historical province of Franc-Lyonnais was a small, semi-autonomous territory in eastern France near Lyon, known for its special fiscal privileges under the French crown before the Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative division
historical province
abolishedDuring French Revolution reforms
abolishedWith abolition of provinces in France
borderedBy Bresse
Dombes
Lyonnais
country Kingdom of France
existedBefore French Revolution
governedUnder royal charters
grantedTaxExemptionsBy French monarchy
hadInstitution local assemblies of inhabitants
hadLegalStatus distinct from neighboring Lyonnais
hadLocalEstates provincial estates
hadObligation loyalty to the French king
hadRight to maintain certain local customs
to negotiate taxation with the crown
hadStatus pays d’états
pays exempt
hasCapital Lyon
hasPrivilege special fiscal privileges
hasSpecialStatus semi-autonomous territory
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
historicalRegionOf Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
historicalSignificance example of privileged province under Ancien Régime France
integratedAfter French Revolution
integratedInto French départements
knownFor fiscal exemptions from certain royal taxes
local representative institutions
language French
localLanguage Franco-Provençal (Arpitan)
surface form: Franco-Provençal
locatedIn eastern France
locatedNear Lyon
locatedOn right bank of the Saône River
partOf France
presentInModernTerritoryOf Ain department
Rhône department
sovereign King of France
timePeriod Ancien Régime
typeOfAutonomy fiscal autonomy
limited administrative autonomy
underAuthorityOf French Crown
surface form: French crown

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Ain isPartOf historical province of Franc-Lyonnais
Nantua locatedIn historical province of Franc-Lyonnais
this entity surface form: historical province of Bugey