historical province of Bresse

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The historical province of Bresse is a rural region in eastern France known for its rich agricultural land, distinctive farm architecture, and especially its renowned Bresse poultry.

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historical province of Bresse canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical province of France
borders Beaujolais
Bugey
Burgundy
Dombes
Franche-Comté
country France
hasCharacteristic distinctive farm architecture
rich agricultural land
rural region
hasCulinarySpecialty poularde de Bresse
linked to: AOC Bresse chicken

poulet de Bresse à la crème
hasLandscape hedgerows
lowland plains
meadows
small woodlands
hasProduct Bresse butter
linked to: AOC Bresse butter

Bresse chicken
Bresse cream
hasProtectedDesignation Bresse butter AOC
Bresse cream AOC
linked to: Bresse butter AOC

Bresse poultry AOC
linked to: AOC Bresse chicken
historicalCapital Bourg-en-Bresse
historicalEra Ancien Régime
incorporatedInto Kingdom of France
knownFor Bresse poultry
linked to: Bresse chicken

dairy farming
gastronomy
maize cultivation
timber-framed farmhouses
language Franco-Provençal
French
largestTown Bourg-en-Bresse
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
eastern France
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
dairy production
poultry farming
partOf Ain
Jura
Saône-et-Loire
previouslyPartOf Duchy of Savoy
traditionalArchitecture brick and timber farm buildings
broad-hipped roofs
half-timbered houses
separate bread ovens
wasAdministrativeUnitUntil French Revolution

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Cuiseaux locatedIn historical province of Bresse
historical province of Burgundy borderedBy historical province of Bresse