Pays de Caux area (historical)
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The Pays de Caux is a historic region of Normandy in northern France, characterized by its chalk plateau, dramatic cliffs along the English Channel, and long-standing agricultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pays de Caux area (historical) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
natural region ⓘ region of Normandy ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Pays de Bray
ⓘ
Métropole Rouen Normandie ⓘ
surface form:
Rouen region
|
| borders | English Channel ⓘ |
| contains |
Dieppe hinterland
ⓘ
Fécamp ⓘ Le Havre ⓘ Yvetot ⓘ Étretat ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasAgriculturalTradition |
cattle raising
ⓘ
cereal cultivation ⓘ dairy farming ⓘ |
| hasClimate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineName | Alabaster Coast ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineType | cliffed coast ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion |
Cauchois
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauchois country
|
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
port activities at Le Havre ⓘ |
| hasErosionFeature | valleuses (dry valleys cutting the cliffs) ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
chalk plateau
ⓘ
white chalk cliffs ⓘ |
| hasHighestPointApprox | about 150 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEconomy |
flax cultivation
ⓘ
linen production ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriodOfFormation | Cretaceous chalk formation ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
deeply incised valleys
ⓘ
open plateau ⓘ |
| hasRiverMouth |
Seine estuary
ⓘ
surface form:
Seine estuary (western bank)
|
| hasSoilType | loamy soil over chalk ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity | seaside tourism ⓘ |
| hasTourismSite |
Fécamp
ⓘ
surface form:
Fécamp coastal area
Étretat cliffs ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalArchitecture |
enclosed farmsteads
ⓘ
timber-framed farmhouses ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalBuildingMaterial |
flint
ⓘ
thatch ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalDialect | Cauchois ⓘ |
| historicalProvince | Normandy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense rural settlement pattern
ⓘ
dramatic sea cliffs ⓘ fertile farmland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Normandy
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ |
| partOf |
Seine-Maritime
ⓘ
surface form:
Seine-Maritime department
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mont-Saint-Aignan