Crest

E242865

Crest is a historic town in southeastern France’s Drôme department, best known for its medieval tower, one of the tallest castle keeps in Europe.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Crest canonical 4
CREST 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeStatus commune ⓘ
country France ⓘ
countrySubdivision Drôme ⓘ
countrySubdivisionLevel department ⓘ
demonymLanguage French ⓘ
departmentCode 26 ⓘ
distanceFromValenceApprox about 30 km southeast ⓘ
elevationType valley town ⓘ
hasBridgeOver Drôme River ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage fortified tower ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ
hasLandmark Tour de Crest ⓘ
hasMedievalHeritage yes ⓘ
hasOldTown yes ⓘ
hasStructureType hilltop castle keep ⓘ
heritageAttraction panoramic views from Tour de Crest ⓘ
heritageDesignation historic town ⓘ
historicRegion Dauphiné ⓘ
knownFor medieval tower of Crest ⓘ
one of the tallest castle keeps in Europe ⓘ
language French ⓘ
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
Drôme department ⓘ
southeastern France ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Drôme River ⓘ
municipalGovernmentType communal council ⓘ
nearMountainRange Prealps of Drôme ⓘ
linked to: French Prealps
partOf arrondissement of Die ⓘ
canton of Crest ⓘ
postalCode 26400 ⓘ
regionEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
regionTouristArea Vallée de la Drôme ⓘ
timeZone Central European Summer Time ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ
tourismType heritage tourism ⓘ
touristActivity visits of medieval tower ⓘ
walking in historic center ⓘ
towerConstructionPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
towerHeightApprox 52 metres ⓘ
towerUseHistorical fortress ⓘ
state prison ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Drôme → contains → Crest ⓘ
subject linked to: Drôme department
GLEN → hasSettlementSystem → CREST ⓘ
linked to: Crest
Tour de Crest → locatedIn → Crest ⓘ
Tour de Crest → town → Crest ⓘ