Vézère River
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The Vézère River is a tributary of the Dordogne in southwestern France, renowned for the prehistoric cave sites and rock shelters that line its valley.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vézère River canonical | 11 |
| Vallée de la Vézère | 3 |
| Vézère river valley | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Corrèze department
ⓘ
Dordogne department ⓘ Lascaux cave ⓘ
surface form:
Lascaux area
|
| hasHeritageDesignation |
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (prehistoric sites and decorated caves of the Vézère Valley)
|
| hasNameInLanguage |
Vézère Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Vézère (French)
|
| hasValleyWith |
archaeological sites spanning several prehistoric periods
ⓘ
decorated caves ⓘ numerous Paleolithic rock shelters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Paleolithic archaeological heritage
ⓘ
limestone cliffs and gorges ⓘ prehistoric rock art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Périgord
ⓘ
surface form:
Périgord region
metropolitan France ⓘ southwestern France ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Dordogne River ⓘ |
| near |
Combarelles Cave
ⓘ
Font-de-Gaume Cave ⓘ La Roque Saint-Christophe ⓘ Lascaux cave ⓘ
surface form:
Lascaux Cave
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil ⓘ Lascaux cave ⓘ
surface form:
Montignac-Lascaux
Combarelles Cave ⓘ
surface form:
Rouffignac Cave
|
| notableFor |
prehistoric cave sites
ⓘ
rock shelters ⓘ |
| partOf | Dordogne river basin ⓘ |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Corrèze department
ⓘ
Massif Central ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Dordogne River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
canoeing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| valley | Vézère Valley ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Corrèze
this entity surface form:
Vallée de la Vézère
this entity surface form:
Vézère river valley
this entity surface form:
Vallée de la Vézère
this entity surface form:
Vallée de la Vézère