Villefranche-de-Conflent
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Villefranche-de-Conflent is a fortified medieval village in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of southern France, renowned for its well-preserved ramparts and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Villefranche-de-Conflent canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
commune ⓘ fortified town ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Vauban-style fortifications
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military architecture ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 42.586 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 2.366 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| departmentCode | 66 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 440 metres ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Count of Cerdanya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | mayor of Villefranche-de-Conflent ⓘ |
| hasCityGate |
Porte de France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porte d’Espagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityWall | medieval ramparts ⓘ |
| hasFortification |
Fort Libéria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Plus Beaux Villages de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Villefranche-de-Conflent–Vernet-les-Bains station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Église Saint-Jacques de Villefranche-de-Conflent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
city gates
ⓘ
underground passages ⓘ |
| hasTransport | Yellow Train line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 11th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Occitanie
ⓘ
Pyrénées-Orientales NERFINISHED ⓘ Têt valley NERFINISHED ⓘ southern France ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Roussillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Canigou Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
medieval urban layout
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ well-preserved ramparts ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Fortifications of Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 66500 ⓘ |
| regionalLanguage | Catalan ⓘ |
| regionType | mountainous area ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Têt River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteID | 1283 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria | cultural ⓘ |
| usedToDefend | frontier between France and Spain ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pyrénées-Orientales