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Causse Méjean
Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in the Lozère department, in southern France. It is a part of Causses and Cévennes, The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site. Communes Causse Méjan is part of 13 Communes of France, communes in Lozère: * Hures-la-Parade * Meyrueis * Les Vignes * Montbrun, Lozère, Montbrun * Florac * Le Mas-Saint-Chély * Gatuzières * Fraissinet-de-Fourques * Vebron * Saint-Laurent-de-Trèves * Le Rozier * Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers * La Malène See also * Causses * Gorges du Tarn * Cévennes National Park References Landforms of Lozère Plateaus of Metropolitan France {{Lozère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Causse Mejean, Cevennes National Park, France
The Causses () are a group of limestone plateaux (700–1,200 m) in the Massif Central. They are bordered to the north-west by the Limousin and the Périgord uplands, and to the east by the Aubrac and the Cévennes. Large river gorges cut through the plateaux, such as the Tarn, Dourbie, Jonte, Lot, Vis, and Aveyron. ''Causse'' is an Occitan word meaning "limestone plateau" coming from the latin word calx meaning limestone or chalk. The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2011, because of the region's extensive and continuous use of Mediterranean pastoral systems and their testimony to the traditional methods of transhumance. Since at least the Bronze Age, the Causses were used for sheep and cattle droving, and in the Middle Ages, religious orders established in the area, building irrigation and road networks that are still used by farmers today. Characteristics of the region are large far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mas-Saint-Chély
Mas-Saint-Chély (; or ''Sench Eli'') is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in the Lozère department, in southern France. It is a part of Causses and Cévennes, The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site. Communes Causse ... References Massaintchely {{Lozère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cévennes National Park
Cévennes National Park () is a List of national parks of France, French national park located in Southern France, in the mountainous area of Cévennes. Created in 1970, the park has its administrative seat in Florac at Florac Castle. It is located mainly in the Departments of France, departments of Lozère and Gard; it also covers some parts of Ardèche and Aveyron, therefore stretching across a record number of departments for a national park. The Aven Armand cave is located in the park. In 2011, the Park was made a part of The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site. Geography image:PNC map-fr.svg, frameless, Map of the Cévennes National Park, showing in red the central protected zone and, in green, the area encompassed by the park., 400px The park includes several mountains and plateaus, including: Mont Lozère, Mont Aigoual, Causse Méjean, France. Mont Lozère is the highest peak in the area, reaching 1,699 me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorges Du Tarn
The Gorges du Tarn () is a canyon formed by the Tarn (river) between the Causse Méjean and the Causse de Sauveterre, in southern France. The canyon, mainly located in the Lozère ''département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...'', and partially in the Aveyron ''département'', is about -long (from the village of Quézac, Lozère, Quézac to Le Rozier, from to ) and 400 m to 600 m deep. Geography and geology The gorges landscape involves Mesozoic limestone plateaux downstream presenting sub-vertical cliffs. Fault (geology), Faults like the Hauterive Fault explain the important water sources in the region of Sainte-Enimie (the ''Burle'' source and the ''Coussac'' source, the latter joining the Tarn (river), Tarn in an impressive waterfall), and the more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Causses
The Causses () are a group of limestone plateaux (700–1,200 m) in the Massif Central. They are bordered to the north-west by the Limousin (région), Limousin and the Périgord uplands, and to the east by the Aubrac and the Cévennes. Large river Canyons, gorges cut through the plateaux, such as the Gorges du Tarn, Tarn, Dourbie, Jonte (river), Jonte, Lot (river), Lot, Vis (river), Vis, and Aveyron (river), Aveyron. ''Causse'' is an Occitan language, Occitan word meaning "limestone plateau" coming from the latin word calx meaning limestone or chalk. The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2011, because of the region's extensive and continuous use of Mediterranean pastoral systems and their testimony to the traditional methods of transhumance. Since at least the Bronze Age, the Causses were used for sheep and cattle droving, and in the Middle Ages, religious orders established in the area, buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Malène
La Malène (; ) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean *Gorges du Tarn The Gorges du Tarn () is a canyon formed by the Tarn (river) between the Causse Méjean and the Causse de Sauveterre, in southern France. The canyon, mainly located in the Lozère ''département In the administrative divisions of France, t ... References Malene {{Lozère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers
Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Lozère Departments of France, department in Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie, southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean References Communes of Lozère, Saintpierredestripiers {{Lozère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Rozier
Le Rozier (; ) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Geography The river Jonte joins the Tarn in Le Rozier. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in the Lozère department, in southern France. It is a part of Causses and Cévennes, The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site. Communes Causse ... References Rozier {{Lozère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Laurent-de-Trèves
Saint-Laurent-de-Trèves (; ) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cans-et-Cévennes. 2–14 December 2015 See also * *Causse Méjean
Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in the Lozère department, in southern France. It is a part of Causses and Cévennes, The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape UNESCO W ...
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Vebron
Vebron is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in the Lozère department, in southern France. It is a part of Causses and Cévennes, The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site. Communes Causse ... References Communes of Lozère {{Lozère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraissinet-de-Fourques
Fraissinet-de-Fourques (; ) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in the Lozère department, in southern France. It is a part of Causses and Cévennes, The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site. Communes Causse ... References Fraissinetdefourques {{Lozère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatuzières
Gatuzières (; ) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in the Lozère department, in southern France. It is a part of Causses and Cévennes, The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site. Communes Causse ... References Communes of Lozère {{Lozère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
