Orange (France)

E60879

Orange is a historic town in southeastern France’s Vaucluse department, renowned for its well-preserved Roman theatre and triumphal arch, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Orange, Vaucluse 9
Orange, Vaucluse, France 3
Orange (France) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
town
administrativeDivisionOf France
areaSquareKilometers 74.20
country France
demonym Orangeois
Orangeoises
elevationMaxMeters 127
elevationMinMeters 22
formerName Arausio
foundedBy Romans
hasHeritageDesignation Ville d’art et d’histoire
hasTouristAttraction Museum of Art and History of Orange
Roman Theatre of Orange
Triumphal Arch of Orange
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalPeriod Roman era
historicalRegion Comtat Venaissin
historicalStatus Principality of Orange
inseeCode 84087
language French
locatedIn Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region
Vaucluse department
southeastern France
nearbyCity Avignon
Montélimar
Nîmes
notableEvent Chorégies d’Orange
notableFor Roman Theatre of Orange
Triumphal Arch of Orange
notableStructure Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral
Roman Theatre of Orange
Triumphal Arch of Orange
partOf arrondissement of Carpentras
canton of Orange
postalCode 84100
primaryEconomicSector tourism
viticulture
region Provence
regionalLanguage Provençal Occitan
linked to: Occitan
river Rhône
linked to: Rhône River
transport Orange railway station
twinTown Byblos
Orange (United States)
linked to: Orange, California

Weifang
unescoInscriptionYear 1981
unescoListing Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

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

Ulm twinCity Orange (France)
Principality of Orange successor Orange, Vaucluse
linked to: Orange (France)
Princess of Orange historicalRegion Orange, Vaucluse, France
linked to: Orange (France)
Council of Orange (529) location Orange, Gaul
linked to: Orange (France)
Council of Orange (529) location Orange, southern Gaul
linked to: Orange (France)
Prince of Orange historicalTerritoryLocation Orange, Vaucluse, France
linked to: Orange (France)
Arausio locatedInPresentDay Orange, Vaucluse
subject linked to: Celtic settlement Arausio
linked to: Orange (France)
Arausio gaveNameTo Orange, Vaucluse
subject linked to: Celtic settlement Arausio
linked to: Orange (France)
Arausio hasModernEquivalent Orange, France
subject linked to: Celtic settlement Arausio
linked to: Orange (France)
Roman Theatre of Orange locatedIn Orange, Vaucluse, France
linked to: Orange (France)
Rastatt twinTown Orange, Vaucluse
linked to: Orange (France)
Chorégies d’Orange location Orange, Vaucluse
linked to: Orange (France)
Avenue de l’Arc de Triomphe locatedIn Orange, Vaucluse
linked to: Orange (France)
Avenue de l’Arc de Triomphe isPrincipalStreetOf Orange, Vaucluse
linked to: Orange (France)
Orange railway station locatedIn Orange, Vaucluse
linked to: Orange (France)
Museum of Art and History of Orange locatedIn Orange, Vaucluse
linked to: Orange (France)