historical province of La Marche

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historical province of France

The historical province of La Marche was a former region of central France known for its rural landscapes, fortified towns, and role as a frontier territory between Limousin and Poitou.

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historical province of La Marche canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical province of France ⓘ
abolishedBy French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
abolitionYear 1790 ⓘ
administrativeType province of the Ancien Régime ⓘ
borderedBy Auvergne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Limousin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poitou NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate temperate oceanic ⓘ
contains Aubusson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bellac NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bourganeuf NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guéret NERFINISHED ⓘ
La Souterraine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Le Dorat NERFINISHED ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentTerritoryIncludes most of Creuse department ⓘ
northern Haute-Vienne ⓘ
parts of Indre ⓘ
parts of Vienne ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
cattle raising ⓘ
textile production ⓘ
historicalCapital Guéret NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalFunction buffer zone between French crown lands and neighboring principalities ⓘ
historicalRulerTitle Count of La Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalStatus frontier county ⓘ
knownFor fortified towns ⓘ
frontier role between Limousin and Poitou ⓘ
rural landscapes ⓘ
language French ⓘ
Occitan NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Massif Central region NERFINISHED ⓘ
central France ⓘ
notableFor tapestry production in Aubusson ⓘ
partOf General government of Limousin (in later Ancien Régime) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
ruledBy House of Bourbon NERFINISHED ⓘ
House of Lusignan NERFINISHED ⓘ
succeededBy Charente department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Creuse department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Haute-Vienne department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indre department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vienne department NERFINISHED ⓘ
terrain granite plateau ⓘ
hilly ⓘ
timePeriod Ancien Régime NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ

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Chambon-sur-Voueize → locatedIn → historical province of La Marche ⓘ