Conques

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Conques is a picturesque medieval village in southern France renowned for its Romanesque abbey church of Sainte-Foy and its role as a major stop on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

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Label Occurrences
Conques canonical 5
Conques Abbey 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune
settlement
village
administrativeChange merged into Conques-en-Rouergue in 2016
country France
departmentCode 12
formerCommuneOf Aveyron department NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque
hasBuilding Romanesque abbey complex
monastic cloister
hasCulturalHeritage medieval monastic complex
relics of Sainte-Foy NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity religious tourism
tourism
hasFunction pilgrimage destination
tourist destination
hasLandmark bridge over the Dourdou
medieval streets
hasPilgrimInfrastructure gîtes and hostels for pilgrims
hasReligiousSite Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy NERFINISHED
hasStatus historic village
hasUrbanForm compact hilltop village
hasView valley of the Dourdou
heritageStatus Plus Beaux Villages de France NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
knownFor Romanesque abbey church of Sainte-Foy NERFINISHED
medieval architecture
pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago
scenic village setting
languageRegion Occitan NERFINISHED
locatedIn Aveyron NERFINISHED
Occitanie
southern France NERFINISHED
locatedNear Massif Central foothills NERFINISHED
locatedOn Dourdou de Conques river NERFINISHED
notableFor religious art and treasures
well-preserved medieval urban fabric
onPilgrimageRoute Camino de Santiago NERFINISHED
Way of St. James NERFINISHED
partOf former region Midi-Pyrénées NERFINISHED
primaryReligionTradition Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED
regionType rural area
religiousOrderHistory Benedictine monks NERFINISHED
tourismAttractionType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
touristSeason summer

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aveyron contains Conques
Rouergue containsTown Conques
Rouergue hasPilgrimageSite Conques
this entity surface form: Conques Abbey
Aveyron department containsVillage Conques
subject surface form: Aveyron
Le Puy route passesThrough Conques