La Roche-sur-Yon (river Yon rock) locality

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La Roche-sur-Yon (river Yon rock) locality is the original settlement area whose name, referring to a rocky site on the Yon River, gave rise to the modern town of La Roche-sur-Yon in western France.

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La Roche-sur-Yon (river Yon rock) locality canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical locality
original settlement
associatedWith development of the town of La Roche-sur-Yon
country France
etymologicallyRelatedTo La Roche-sur-Yon (modern town)
linked to: La Roche-sur-Yon
featureCharacterizedBy rocky outcrop
gaveNameTo La Roche-sur-Yon
hasCulturalSignificance origin of the place-name La Roche-sur-Yon
hasGeologicalFeature rocky promontory
hasHydrologicalContext Yon River valley
hasNameEtymology rocky site on the Yon River
hasNaturalSetting riverine landscape
hasSettlementContinuityWith modern La Roche-sur-Yon urban area
historicalRole origin of the urban nucleus of La Roche-sur-Yon
isWithin historical region of Poitou
languageOfName French
locatedIn La Roche-sur-Yon commune
linked to: La Roche-sur-Yon

Pays de la Loire
Vendée
western France
linked to: Western France
locatedOn Yon River
nameMeaning the rock on the Yon River
partOf historical territory of Bas-Poitou
toponymElement Roche (rock)
Yon (river)
toponymType hydronym-based toponym

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La Roche-sur-Yon namedAfter La Roche-sur-Yon (river Yon rock) locality