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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historical province of Quercy canonical | 2 |
| Quercy historical province | 1 |
Statements (50)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quercy historical province