Pays de Cocagne

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Pays de Cocagne is a historic rural region in southwestern France famed for its past wealth from pastel (woad) cultivation and its idyllic, prosperous countryside image.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pays de cocagne 2
Pays de Cocagne canonical 1
Pays de Cocagne area 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region
rural region
associatedProduct pastel-based dyes
regional agricultural products
country France
economicBasis agriculture
pastel trade
hasCulturalAssociation land of milk and honey
land of plenty
hasHeritage historic farmsteads
pastel merchants mansions
hasReputation fertile land
gentle rolling landscapes
picturesque villages
historicalPeriodOfProsperity 15th century
16th century
historicalRegionOf Languedoc
inspiredTerm cocagne
knownFor blue dye production
idyllic countryside image
pastel cultivation
rural prosperity
woad cultivation
language French
locatedIn Occitanie
southwestern France
partOf Albi region
Castres region
Toulouse region
tourismType heritage tourism
rural tourism

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Referenced by (4)

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

Lauragais hasCulturalRegion Pays de Cocagne
Sorèze partOf Pays de Cocagne area
linked to: Pays de Cocagne
Pierre Étaix notableWork Pays de cocagne
linked to: Pays de Cocagne
Pierre Étaix workedOn Pays de cocagne
linked to: Pays de Cocagne