Béarn
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Béarn is a historic province in southwestern France, nestled in the Pyrenees and known for its distinct cultural identity, Occitan-influenced language, and rich medieval heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Béarnais | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former French province
ⓘ
historic province ⓘ |
| bordersRegion |
Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basque Country (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bigorre NERFINISHED ⓘ Landes NERFINISHED ⓘ Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Pau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | two red cows on a gold field ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Lescar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mourenx NERFINISHED ⓘ Oloron-Sainte-Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthez NERFINISHED ⓘ Pau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Lembeye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navarrenx NERFINISHED ⓘ Salies-de-Béarn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | Occitan-influenced ⓘ |
| currentAdministrativeDivision | Pyrénées-Atlantiques department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonym | Béarnais ⓘ |
| hasAutonomy | historical political autonomy ⓘ |
| hasDistinct | cultural identity ⓘ |
| hasLegalTradition | Fors de Béarn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | cultural region of France ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Béarnais
ⓘ
Gascon ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageFamily | Occitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | Gascony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
principality of Béarn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sovereign principality ⓘ viscounty ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
French crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Béarnaise cuisine
ⓘ
Béarnaise culture ⓘ Pyrenean landscapes ⓘ pastoral traditions ⓘ rich medieval heritage ⓘ |
| largestCity | Pau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pyrenees region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledByDynasty |
House of Albret
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Bourbon NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Foix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalProduct |
Béarnaise sauce (culinary name origin)
ⓘ
Jurançon wine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossau-Iraty cheese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver |
Gave de Mauléon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gave de Pau NERFINISHED ⓘ Gave d’Oloron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unionWith |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Béarnais
subject surface form:
Ossau-Iraty