Plateau de Langres
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Plateau de Langres is a high limestone plateau in northeastern France known as an important watershed that gives rise to several major rivers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plateau de Langres canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | France’s north-eastern departments ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
calcareous grasslands
ⓘ
mixed deciduous forests ⓘ |
| climate | continental influenced climate ⓘ |
| composition | limestone ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| drainsTo |
English Channel via Seine
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea via Rhône and Saône NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea via Meuse ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 400–500 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| geology | Mesozoic limestone ⓘ |
| highestPoint | around 500 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | strategic position controlling routes between north and south of France ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | triple divide between Seine, Meuse and Rhône basins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being an important watershed
ⓘ
source region of several major rivers ⓘ |
| landUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
forests ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
ⓘ
Grand Est NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| near |
Langres plateau fortifications
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Langres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Langres region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris Basin margin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Côte-d'Or department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haute-Marne department NERFINISHED ⓘ Haute-Saône department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSource |
Aube
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ Meuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Moselle tributaries ⓘ Saône NERFINISHED ⓘ Seine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Paris Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saône trench ⓘ |
| terrain |
deeply incised valleys
ⓘ
high plateau ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cereal cultivation
ⓘ
pastoral farming ⓘ |
| watershedBetween |
Marne basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meuse basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Saône basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Seine basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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