City of Blois

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/City_of_Blois
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:area 37.46 km²
gptkbp:coatOfArms Azure, a fleur-de-lis or, a chief gules charged with a lion passant guardant or
gptkbp:containsPrefecture gptkb:Loir-et-Cher
gptkbp:demonym gptkb:Blésois
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon about 180 km southwest
gptkbp:elevationM 135 m
61 m
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Château_de_Blois
gptkbp:hasDepartment gptkb:Loir-et-Cher
gptkbp:hasUniversity gptkb:INSA_Centre_Val_de_Loire
gptkb:Université_de_Tours_(Blois_campus)
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Orléanais
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label City of Blois
gptkbp:INSEE_code 41018
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:France
gptkb:Centre-Val_de_Loire
gptkbp:locatedOnRiver gptkb:Loire
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Marc_Gricourt
gptkbp:mayorTerm 2020–2026
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Agglopolys_(Blois_urban_community)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Festival_BD_Boum
gptkb:Festival_des_lycéens
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:St._Louis_Cathedral
gptkb:Maison_de_la_Magie_Robert-Houdin
gptkb:Pont_Jacques-Gabriel
gptkb:Jardin_de_l'Évêché
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Jean-Eugène_Robert-Houdin
gptkb:Joachim_du_Bellay
gptkb:Francis_I_of_France
gptkb:Louis_XII_of_France
gptkb:Catherine_de'_Medici
gptkb:Denis_Papin
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.blois.fr/
gptkbp:population approximately 46,000 (2020)
gptkbp:postalCode 41000
gptkbp:timezone CET
gptkbp:timezoneDST CEST
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:A10_motorway
gptkb:Blois-Chambord_railway_station
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Weimar
gptkb:Waldshut-Tiengen
gptkb:Lewes
gptkb:Solférino
gptkb:Sighişoara
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Château_de_Blois
gptkb:Maison_de_la_Magie_Robert-Houdin
gptkb:Château_de_Blois,_France
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6