Châlus, Limousin, France

E112363

Châlus, in the historical Limousin region of France, is a small town best known as the place where King Richard I of England (Richard the Lionheart) was mortally wounded and died in 1199.

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Label Occurrences
Châlus, Limousin, France canonical 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France ⓘ
administrativeCentreOf canton of Châlus (historical) ⓘ
administrativeStatus commune ⓘ
associatedWith Plantagenet dynasty ⓘ
Richard I of England ⓘ
belongsTo arrondissement of Limoges ⓘ
canton of Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (current) ⓘ
coatOfArms municipal coat of arms of Châlus ⓘ
country France ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
rural tourism ⓘ
eventDate 1199 ⓘ
governedBy mayor of Châlus ⓘ
hasPart Château de Châlus-Chabrol ⓘ
Château de Châlus-Maulmont ⓘ
hasRelief hilly landscape ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding parish church of Châlus ⓘ
heritage medieval castle ruins ⓘ
historicalEvent siege of Châlus-Chabrol in 1199 ⓘ
historicalLanguage Occitan ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
INSEECODE 87032 ⓘ
knownFor death of Richard I of England ⓘ
site where Richard the Lionheart was mortally wounded ⓘ
language French ⓘ
locatedIn Haute-Vienne department ⓘ
Massif Central foothills ⓘ
linked to: Massif Central

Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ⓘ
linked to: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

historical region of Limousin ⓘ
south of Haute-Vienne department ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ
locatedOn route of the historic road between Limoges and Périgueux ⓘ
nearestLargeCity Limoges ⓘ
partOf former province of Limousin ⓘ
postalCode 87230 ⓘ
regionType rural area ⓘ
timeZone Central European Summer Time ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ
tourism Richard the Lionheart heritage route ⓘ

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

Richard I of England → deathPlace → Châlus, Limousin, France ⓘ
subject linked to: King Richard the Lionheart