Artois
E780470
Artois is a historical region in northern France known for its medieval heritage, strategic location, and role in numerous European conflicts.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Artois historical region | 1 |
| Artois region | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former province of France
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeSuccessor | Pas-de-Calais department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersRegion |
Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ Picardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededBy | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededTo | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Arras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Béthune NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Omer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateCededToFrance | 1659 ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from the Atrebates, a Belgic tribe ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Gothic architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval fortifications ⓘ |
| hasDemonym | Artesian ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
coal mining areas
ⓘ
fertile plains ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite |
Arras belfries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
battlefields of World War I ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Arras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Picard ⓘ |
| historicalSovereign | County of Artois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | borderland between France and the Low Countries ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
Franco-Spanish conflicts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hundred Years War NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of Religion in France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
medieval heritage
ⓘ
role in European conflicts ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyCorrespondsTo | Pas-de-Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preRomanInhabitants | Atrebates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyDominant | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of the Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasBattlefieldIn | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasContestedBy |
Habsburg Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | County of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cambrésis
subject surface form:
Northern France
subject surface form:
Northeastern France
subject surface form:
Battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
this entity surface form:
Artois historical region
this entity surface form:
Artois region