Gaume

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Gaume is a culturally distinct region in southern Belgium known for its milder microclimate, French-speaking population, and characteristic rural landscapes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gaume canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
adjacentTo French region of Lorraine
administrativeStatus not an official administrative region
climateComparedTo cooler Ardennes region
climateType temperate oceanic with local microclimate
country Belgium
culturallyDistinctFrom Ardennes
linked to: Ardennes region

rest of Wallonia
economicActivity agriculture
forestry
rural tourism
hasCharacteristic agricultural land
forested areas
milder microclimate
rolling hills
rural landscapes
traditional villages
hasCulturalIdentity Gaumais
hasLandscapeFeature meadows
rivers
valleys
hasProtectedArea natural reserves
hasSubregion Pays d’Arlon
linked to: County of Arlon

Virton area
linked to: Virton
historicalRegionOf Lotharingia
knownFor local gastronomy
orchards
tourism
traditional stone farmhouses
wine-growing microclimate in some areas
language French
locatedIn Wallonia
southern Belgium
mainTown Etalle
Florenville
Meix-devant-Virton
Musson
Saint-Léger (Luxembourg, Belgium)
Tintigny
Virton
partOf province of Luxembourg (Belgium)
linked to: Luxembourg Province
sharesBorderWith France
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
traditionalLanguage Gaumais dialect
traditionalLanguageFamily Oïl languages

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Referenced by (16)

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

Arlon historicalRegion Gaume
Aubange locatedInRegion Gaume
Gaumais spokenIn Gaume
Messancy locatedInRegion Gaume
Virton locatedIn Gaume
Virton isMainCenterOf Gaume
Virton subregion Gaume
Etalle locatedIn Gaume
Habay locatedIn Gaume
Rouvroy locatedInRegion Gaume
Athus region Gaume
Halanzy geographicRegion Gaume