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BOURG [2 records]

Record 1 2017-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Geography
  • Urban Planning
DEF

A market town.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie humaine
  • Aménagement urbain
DEF

Agglomération de la partie centrale de la commune, où les maisons, plus nombreuses que dans les autres hameaux, sont groupées généralement autour de l'église et où se concentrent commerçants et artisans.

DEF

Grand village où se tiennent des marchés.

OBS

Le «bourg» s'oppose aux hameaux dispersés et habités uniquement par des agriculteurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía humana
  • Planificación urbana
DEF

Ciudad o villa. 2. Población de menor categoría. [Cf. Encicl. SALVAT, 1975, vol. 17, p. 329]

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