Saintonge

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Saintonge is a historic coastal region in western France, centered around the town of Saintes and known for its Romanesque heritage and early production of cognac.

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Saintonge canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former French province
historic region
administrativeChange largely integrated into Charente-Maritime during the French Revolution
borders Atlantic Ocean
containsCity Cognac
Pons
Royan
Saint-Jean-d’Angély
Saintes
country France
hasArchitecturalFeature sculpted Romanesque church façades
hasCenter Saintes
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasCoastalArea Côte de Beauté
hasCoastalTown Royan
hasDialect Poitevin-Saintongeais
surface form: Saintongeais
hasIslandNearby Île de Ré
Île d’Oléron
hasLandscape coastal marshes
vine-covered hills
hasRiver Charente
Seudre
hasRomanMonument Arch of Germanicus
Roman amphitheatre of Saintes
hasTownWithRomanRemains Saintes
heritageStyle Romanesque architecture
surface form: Saintonge Romanesque
historicalCapital Saintes
historicalEconomy cognac trade
salt trade
viticulture
historicallyPartOf Guyenne
surface form: Province of Guyenne and Gascony
knownFor Romanesque churches
Romanesque heritage
early production of cognac
oyster farming
salt production
vineyards
languageRegion Poitevin-Saintongeais
surface form: Saintongeais
locatedIn Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Western France
surface form: western France
notableBattle Battle of Saintes (1242)
partOf Charente-Maritime
religiousHeritage Romanesque abbeys
pilgrimage churches on the Way of St. James
subregionOf Cognac
surface form: Cognac AOC area
traditionalLanguageGroup Oïl languages
traditionalProduct Pineau des Charentes
wasContestedBy Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
wineRegion Cognac region

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Referenced by (14)

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

Poitou borders Saintonge
Huguenot rebellions location Saintonge
Duchy of Aquitaine contains Saintonge
Poitevin-Saintongeais spokenIn Saintonge
Angoumois borders Saintonge
Charente historicRegion Saintonge
Charente department historicProvince Saintonge
subject surface form: Charente
historical province of Angoumois borders Saintonge
subject surface form: Angoumois
Battle of Taillebourg locatedIn Saintonge