historical province of Quercy

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The historical province of Quercy was a former region of southwestern France centered around the city of Cahors, known for its limestone plateaus, medieval towns, and role within the old province of Guyenne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical province of France
abolishedAsProvince French Revolution NERFINISHED
agriculturalProduct sheep farming
truffles
walnuts
wine
capital Cahors NERFINISHED
contains Causse de Gramat NERFINISHED
Causse de Lalbenque NERFINISHED
Causse de Limogne NERFINISHED
Causse de Martel NERFINISHED
containsTown Cahors NERFINISHED
Cajarc NERFINISHED
Figeac NERFINISHED
Gourdon NERFINISHED
Lauzerte NERFINISHED
Moissac NERFINISHED
Montcuq NERFINISHED
Rocamadour NERFINISHED
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie NERFINISHED
country France
geology karst formations
limestone plateaus
heritageStatus part of French cultural heritage
historicalAffiliation Duchy of Aquitaine NERFINISHED
English crown (Plantagenet rule) NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
historicalLanguage Languedocien dialect NERFINISHED
Occitan NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime NERFINISHED
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
historicalRegionOf Guyenne NERFINISHED
knownFor Cahors wine
Romanesque architecture
caves and chasms
limestone plateaus
medieval pilgrimage routes
medieval towns
rugged landscapes
locatedIn southwestern France
majorCity Cahors NERFINISHED
partOf province of Guyenne NERFINISHED
pilgrimageRoute Way of St. James NERFINISHED
presentDayDepartment Lot NERFINISHED
Tarn-et-Garonne NERFINISHED
presentDayRegion Occitanie NERFINISHED
religiousHeritage Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED
traversedByRiver Aveyron River NERFINISHED
Dordogne River NERFINISHED
Lot River NERFINISHED

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Montauban partOf historical province of Quercy
Moissac regionHistoric historical province of Quercy
Cahors isCapitalOf historical province of Quercy
this entity surface form: Quercy historical province