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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] |
Causse Corrèzien
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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cévennes
The Cévennes ( , ; ) is a cultural region and range of mountains in south-central France, on the south-east edge of the Massif Central. It covers parts of the '' départements'' of Ardèche, Gard, Hérault and Lozère. Rich in geographical, natural, and cultural significance, portions of the region are protected within the Cévennes National Park, the Cévennes Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO), as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape. The area has been inhabited since 400,000 BCE and has numerous megaliths which were erected beginning around 2500 BCE. As an agriculturally-rich area, but not a suitable location for cities, the Cévennes developed a wide diversity of pastoral systems, including transhumance. The irrigation and road networks put in place in the early Middle Ages for these pastoral systems are still in use today. The name ''Cévennes'' comes from the Gaulish ''Cebenna''. As of 1999, there we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grands 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 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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aveyron
Aveyron (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron (river), Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants of Aveyron's Prefectures in France, prefecture, Rodez, are called ''Ruthénois'', based upon the first settlers in the area, the Ruteni. With an area of and a population of 279,595, Aveyron is a largely rural department with a population density of . History Aveyron is one of the Departments of France, original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. The earliest known inhabitants of the region were the Rutenii tribe, though the area was inhabited prior to their tenure. The department has many prehistoric monuments, including over a thousand dolmens, the most of any department in France. During the medieval and early modern perio ... [...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] |
Vis (river)
The Vis is a river in south-central France, in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie administrative region. It is a right tributary of the Hérault (river), Hérault. Its source is in the Cévennes, near the village of Alzon. It flows between the Causses, Causse du Larzac and the Causse de Blandas into the Hérault and Gard departments. The Vis flows into the Hérault near Ganges, Hérault, Ganges. Origin of the name The name "Vis" derives from the old Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European root "Vir" which means "river", and which can be found in the name of many rivers in France such as the Vire (river), Vire. Towns along the river The Vis flows through the following communes from source to mouth: * Arrigas * Alzon * Campestre-et-Luc * Blandas * Vissec * Saint-Maurice-Navacelles * Rogues, Gard, Rogues * Gorniès * Saint-Laurent-le-Minier * Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef * Cazilhac, Hérault, Cazilhac Hydrology and water quality The Vis takes its source on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrèze
Corrèze (; ) is a département in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, on the border with Occitania and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. In 2019, Corrèze had a population of 240,073,Populations légales 2019: 19 Corrèze INSEE divided among 279 communes. Its inhabitants are called ''Corréziens'' (masculine) and ''Corréziennes'' (feminine). Its [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
