Faucigny
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Faucigny is a historical region in the French Alps that once formed part of the medieval domains of the Counts of Savoy.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former feudal lordship
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| borders |
Beaufortain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chablais NERFINISHED ⓘ Genevois NERFINISHED ⓘ Mont-Blanc massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Bonneville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Bonneville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cluses NERFINISHED ⓘ La Roche-sur-Foron NERFINISHED ⓘ Sallanches NERFINISHED ⓘ Vallée de l’Arve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| economyHistoricallyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
mountain trade routes ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasFortification | Château de Faucigny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Baron of Faucigny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Count of Faucigny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAllegiance |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageGroup | Arpitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyPartOf |
County of Savoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
barony
ⓘ
county ⓘ seigneurie ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporationTreaty | Treaty of Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporationYear | 1860 ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken | Franco-Provençal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Haute-Savoie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Faucigny Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRiver | Arve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentAdministrativeDivision | Haute-Savoie department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentRegion | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyDominant | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Geneva basin
ⓘ
control of Alpine passes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.