Cévennes
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The Cévennes is a rugged mountainous region in south-central France known for its dramatic landscapes, chestnut forests, and historical role as a refuge for Protestant Huguenots.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cévennes canonical | 38 |
| Cévennes mountains | 8 |
| Cévennes foothills | 5 |
| Cévennes area | 2 |
| Cévennes region | 2 |
| Causses and Cévennes | 1 |
| Cévennes National Park | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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mountain range ⓘ national park ⓘ natural region ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Ardèche department
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Gard department ⓘ Hérault ⓘ
surface form:
Hérault department
Lozère ⓘ
surface form:
Lozère department
|
| climate | Mediterranean-influenced mountain climate ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
river Gardon
ⓘ
rivers Tarn and Jonte ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Protestant temples and memorials
ⓘ
traditional transhumance routes ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mont Lozère ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Camisard revolt ⓘ |
| historicalRole | refuge for Protestant Huguenots ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chestnut forests
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deep valleys and gorges ⓘ rugged mountainous landscapes ⓘ sheep farming ⓘ terraced agriculture ⓘ traditional stone farmhouses ⓘ |
| literaryAssociation | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
Cévennes self-linksurface differs ⓘ Cévennes self-linksurface differs ⓘ Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
south-central France ⓘ |
| location |
Cévennes
self-linksurface differs
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Cévennes self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableTown |
Anduze
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Florac ⓘ Le Vigan ⓘ Saint-Jean-du-Gard ⓘ |
| partOf |
Massif Central
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Parc national des Cévennes ⓘ |
| religiousHistory | center of French Protestant resistance ⓘ |
| setting | Cévennes self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| tourism |
heritage tourism linked to Huguenot history
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hiking and trekking ⓘ nature tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria | cultural landscape ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | biosphere reserve ⓘ |
| vegetation |
chestnut groves
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heathland ⓘ oak and beech forests ⓘ |
| work | Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes ⓘ |
Referenced by (57)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Causses and Cévennes
this entity surface form:
Cévennes National Park
subject surface form:
Parc national des Cévennes
subject surface form:
The Causses and the Cévennes
subject surface form:
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
subject surface form:
Gard
this entity surface form:
Cévennes region
this entity surface form:
Cévennes mountains
this entity surface form:
Cévennes mountains
this entity surface form:
Cévennes area
this entity surface form:
Cévennes mountains
this entity surface form:
Cévennes region
subject surface form:
Vivarais
this entity surface form:
Cévennes foothills
subject surface form:
Gardon
subject surface form:
Gardon
this entity surface form:
Cévennes mountains
this entity surface form:
Cévennes mountains
this entity surface form:
Cévennes mountains
this entity surface form:
Cévennes mountains