Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert

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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is a picturesque medieval village in southern France, renowned for its Romanesque abbey and dramatic setting in the Hérault Gorges.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France ⓘ
village ⓘ
administrativeStatus commune ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque ⓘ
country France ⓘ
foundedAround 9th century ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ⓘ
hasPart Gellone Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Abbey of Gellone

Romanesque cloister ⓘ
central square ⓘ
medieval streets ⓘ
stone houses ⓘ
village center ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
part of Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ⓘ
historicalLanguage Occitan ⓘ
historicalRegion Languedoc ⓘ
knownFor Romanesque abbey ⓘ
dramatic natural setting ⓘ
picturesque medieval village ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
languageUsed French ⓘ
locatedIn Hérault Gorges ⓘ
Hérault department ⓘ
linked to: Hérault

Occitanie region ⓘ
linked to: Occitanie

southern France ⓘ
locatedNear Gorges de l’Hérault ⓘ
Montpellier ⓘ
locatedOn Verdus river ⓘ
namedAfter Saint Guilhem of Gellone ⓘ
linked to: Saint Guilhem
notableFor scenic canyon landscape ⓘ
well-preserved medieval urban fabric ⓘ
partOf arrondissement of Lodève ⓘ
canton of Gignac ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity heritage tourism ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
regionCapitalNearby Montpellier ⓘ
religiousBuilding Abbey church of Gellone ⓘ
linked to: Abbey of Gellone
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
terrainFeature limestone cliffs ⓘ
narrow valley ⓘ
touristAttraction Gellone Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Abbey of Gellone

hiking in Hérault Gorges ⓘ
medieval village streets ⓘ
transportAccess road access from Gignac ⓘ
UNESCOListingReason association with pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
outstanding Romanesque architecture ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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

Grotte de Clamouse → locatedNear → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
Saint William of Gellone → associatedWith → Gellone (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert) ⓘ
linked to: Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Gorges de l’Hérault → near → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
Hérault valley → hasPart → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
William of Gellone → burialPlace → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
Saint Guilhem → notablePlace → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
Abbot of Gellone → locatedIn → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
Abbey of Gellone → locatedIn → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
Gellone, near Lodève → formerNameOf → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
Abbey of Gellone → locatedIn → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
subject linked to: Gellone, near Lodève
Abbey of Gellone → locatedIn → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
Abbey of Gellone → partOf → village of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
linked to: Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Pont du Diable (Hérault) → hasNearbyAttraction → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ