Conques

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Conques is a picturesque medieval village in southern France renowned for its Romanesque abbey church of Sainte-Foy and its role as a major stop on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Conques canonical 9
Conques Abbey 1
Sainte-Foy at Conques 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune
settlement
village
administrativeChange merged into Conques-en-Rouergue in 2016
country France
departmentCode 12
formerCommuneOf Aveyron department
hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque
hasBuilding Romanesque abbey complex
monastic cloister
hasCulturalHeritage medieval monastic complex
relics of Sainte-Foy
hasEconomicActivity religious tourism
tourism
hasFunction pilgrimage destination
tourist destination
hasLandmark bridge over the Dourdou
medieval streets
hasPilgrimInfrastructure gîtes and hostels for pilgrims
hasReligiousSite Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy
hasStatus historic village
hasUrbanForm compact hilltop village
hasView valley of the Dourdou
heritageStatus Plus Beaux Villages de France
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
knownFor Romanesque abbey church of Sainte-Foy
medieval architecture
pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago
scenic village setting
languageRegion Occitan
locatedIn Aveyron
Occitanie
southern France
linked to: Southern France
locatedNear Massif Central foothills
locatedOn Dourdou de Conques river
notableFor religious art and treasures
well-preserved medieval urban fabric
onPilgrimageRoute Camino de Santiago
Way of St. James
linked to: Camino de Santiago
partOf former region Midi-Pyrénées
linked to: Toulouse region
primaryReligionTradition Roman Catholicism
regionType rural area
religiousOrderHistory Benedictine monks
linked to: Benedictines
tourismAttractionType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
touristSeason summer

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Referenced by (11)

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

Aveyron contains Conques
Rouergue containsTown Conques
Rouergue hasPilgrimageSite Conques Abbey
linked to: Conques
Aveyron containsVillage Conques
subject linked to: Aveyron department
Le Puy route passesThrough Conques
Romanesque art hasNotableExample Sainte-Foy at Conques
linked to: Conques
Rouergue notablePilgrimageSite Conques
subject linked to: historical province of Rouergue
Via Podiensis passesThrough Conques
Saint Faith cultCenter Conques