Lauragais
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Lauragais is a historic rural region in southwestern France known for its rolling agricultural landscapes, traditional villages, and strong Occitan cultural heritage.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic region
ⓘ
rural region ⓘ |
| administrativelyDividedBetween |
Ariège department
ⓘ
Aude department NERFINISHED ⓘ Haute-Garonne ⓘ
surface form:
Haute-Garonne department
Tarn department ⓘ |
| contains |
Castelnaudary
ⓘ
Revel ⓘ Villefranche-de-Lauragais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf |
Occitania
ⓘ
surface form:
Occitan-speaking world
|
| hasAgriculturalProduct |
maize
ⓘ
rapeseed ⓘ sunflowers ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
rolling agricultural landscapes
ⓘ
strong Occitan cultural heritage ⓘ traditional villages ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean-influenced climate ⓘ |
| hasCulinarySpeciality | cassoulet (notably in Castelnaudary) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | Occitan identity ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Pays de Cocagne ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
cereal production ⓘ livestock farming ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Romanesque churches
ⓘ
bastide towns ⓘ traditional farmhouses ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
gently rolling hills
ⓘ
patchwork fields ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
rural tourism ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalArchitecture |
brick and stone houses
ⓘ
farmsteads with enclosed courtyards ⓘ |
| hasTransportRoute |
Autoroute A61
ⓘ
surface form:
A61 motorway (Autoroute des Deux Mers)
|
| historicalLanguage | Occitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProsperity | 16th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural prosperity in the Renaissance
ⓘ
cereal cultivation ⓘ pastel (woad) production history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Occitanie region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Carcassonne
ⓘ
Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Languedoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Canal du Midi ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.