Aunis

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Aunis was a historic coastal province in western France centered around the port city of La Rochelle.

All labels observed (1)

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Aunis canonical 5

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former province of France
administrativeStatus no longer an official administrative unit
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
coastalRegion true
country France
geographicalFeature coastal plain
marshlands
hasCapital La Rochelle
hasCity Chatelaillon-Plage
Fouras
La Rochelle
Marans
Rochefort
Surgeres
hasMajorPort La Rochelle
historicalCapital La Rochelle
historicalProvinceOf La Rochelle region
historicalRegionOf France
knownFor maritime trade
oyster farming
salt marshes
strategic Atlantic port
languageHistoricallySpoken French
Saintongeais
locatedIn Charente-Maritime
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
western France
linked to: Western France
mergedInto Charente-Inférieure
linked to: Charente-Maritime

Charente-Maritime
partOf historic provinces of France
presentDayTerritoryMostlyIn Charente-Maritime department
linked to: Charente-Maritime
regionType historic coastal province
religiousHistory important center of French Protestantism
timePeriod Ancien Régime
Middle Ages

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Referenced by (5)

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

Poitou borderedBy Aunis
subject linked to: historical province of Poitou
Blockade of La Rochelle location Aunis
subject linked to: blockade of La Rochelle