Atuona, Hiva Oa

E73899

Atuona, Hiva Oa is a remote village in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, best known as the final home and burial place of the artist Paul Gauguin.

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
administrativeTerritory French Polynesia
surface form: "Overseas collectivity of French Polynesia"
associatedWithArtMovement Post-Impressionism
surface form: "Post-Impressionism (via Paul Gauguin)"
bayOf Atuona Bay
surface form: "Taaoa Bay"
belongsTo French overseas collectivities
climate tropical
country France
culturalRegion Marquesas Islands culture
geographicalCharacteristic coastal settlement
remote
governedBy Mayor of Hiva Oa
hasCemetery Calvary Cemetery, Atuona, Hiva Oa
surface form: "Calvary Cemetery of Atuona"
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale agriculture
tourism
hasGraveOf Jacques Brel
Paul Gauguin
hasMuseum Jacques Brel Museum
surface form: "Espace Jacques Brel"

Paul Gauguin Cultural Center
hasNearbyAirport Hiva Oa Airport
hasPopulationCharacteristic small population
hasReligiousBuilding Catholic church of Atuona
heritageSiteType artist-related heritage site
knownFor association with artist Paul Gauguin
association with singer Jacques Brel
being the burial place of Paul Gauguin
being the final home of Paul Gauguin
localLanguage Marquesan
locatedIn French Polynesia
Hiva Oa
Marquesas Islands
Pacific Ocean
locatedInArchipelago Marquesas Islands
locatedInOverseasCollectivity French Polynesia
locatedInOverseasCountry France
locatedOn Atuona Bay
locatedOnIsland Hiva Oa
notableResident Jacques Brel
Paul Gauguin
partOf Commune of Hiva Oa
primaryLanguage French
role administrative center of Hiva Oa
timeZone UTC−09:30
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
transportConnection served by Hiva Oa Airport

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subject surface form: "Atuona"
this entity surface form: "commune of Hiva Oa"
Paul Gauguin residence Atuona, Hiva Oa

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