Western France

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geographical region

Western France is the Atlantic-facing part of France known for its coastal landscapes, maritime climate, and historic regions such as Brittany and Pays de la Loire.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
western France 15
northwestern France 6
France mainland outside the Alps and Pyrenees 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
borders Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
containsWineRegion Bordeaux wine region ⓘ
Loire Valley vineyards ⓘ
surface form: Loire Valley
country France ⓘ
hasCharacteristic coastal landscapes ⓘ
hasClimate maritime climate ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion Basque Country ⓘ
surface form: Basque Country (French part)

Brittany ⓘ
Poitou ⓘ
Vendee ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
wine production ⓘ
hasLanguage French ⓘ
hasMajorCity Bordeaux ⓘ
Brest ⓘ
La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rennes NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorPort Bordeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brest ⓘ
La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableIsland Belle-Île ⓘ
surface form: Belle-Île-en-Mer

Île de Ré ⓘ
Île d’Oléron ⓘ
hasNotableLandform Armorican Massif ⓘ
Bay of Biscay ⓘ
hasRegionalLanguage Basque ⓘ
Breton ⓘ
Gallo ⓘ
Poitevin-Saintongeais ⓘ
includesRegion Brittany ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pays de la Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Atlantic beaches ⓘ
cider production ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ
fishing industry ⓘ
historic seaports ⓘ
oyster farming ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ
locatedIn France ⓘ
partOf Metropolitan France ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

eastern France → bordersRegion → Western France ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern France
Bay of Biscay → climateInfluenceOn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France
Puy de Sancy → isHighestVolcanicPeakOf → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: France mainland outside the Alps and Pyrenees
Anjou → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France
Cherbourg → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern France
Le Mans → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern France
Loire-Atlantique department → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
subject surface form: Loire-Atlantique
this entity surface form: western France
Manche → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern France
Mayenne → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France
Poitiers → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France
Poitou → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France
Pont de Saint-Nazaire → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France
Pont-Aven → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern France
Port-Joinville → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France
Quiberon Bay → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France
University of Angers → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
Yffiniac → locatedIn → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern France
Bay of Biscay → locatedOffCoastOf → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France
this entity surface form: western France
Saint-Nazaire → partOf → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France
this entity surface form: western France
Loire estuary → region → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France
Operation Bluecoat → region → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern France
TGV Atlantique trainset → regionServed → Western France ⓘ
this entity surface form: western France