Vercors Massif

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French Resistance group limestone plateau mountain mountain range regional natural park

The Vercors Massif is a rugged limestone plateau and mountain range in southeastern France, known for its dramatic cliffs, deep gorges, and role as a stronghold of the French Resistance during World War II.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Vercors Regional Natural Park 3
Grand Veymont 0
Maquis du Vercors 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French Resistance group ⓘ
limestone plateau ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
regional natural park ⓘ
borderedBy Drôme department ⓘ
Isère department ⓘ
climate mountain climate ⓘ
climateInfluence Alpine ⓘ
Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form: Mediterranean
contains Combe Laval ⓘ
Gorges de la Bourne ⓘ
Mont Aiguille ⓘ
Vercors Massif self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Plateau du Vercors
containsProtectedArea Vercors Massif self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Vercors Regional Natural Park
country France ⓘ
drainage Drôme River ⓘ
surface form: Drôme River basin

Isère River ⓘ
surface form: Isère River basin
elevation 2341 m ⓘ
established 1970 ⓘ
geology limestone ⓘ
hasVegetation alpine meadows ⓘ
beech forests ⓘ
coniferous forests ⓘ
highestPoint Grand Veymont ⓘ
historicalRole base for Maquis du Vercors ⓘ
knownFor French Resistance stronghold in World War II ⓘ
caves ⓘ
deep gorges ⓘ
dramatic cliffs ⓘ
karst landscapes ⓘ
languageRegion French-speaking region ⓘ
locatedIn French Alps ⓘ
southeastern France ⓘ
locatedInRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
nearestCity Grenoble ⓘ
notableEvent Vercors uprising of 1944 ⓘ
notableFauna chamois ⓘ
griffon vulture ⓘ
ibex ⓘ
partOf French Prealps ⓘ
Prealps ⓘ
tourism outdoor recreation destination ⓘ
usedFor caving ⓘ
climbing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
skiing ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Drôme department → contains → Vercors Massif ⓘ
subject surface form: Drôme
this entity surface form: Vercors Regional Natural Park
Drôme → contains → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors Regional Natural Park
Isère → contains → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors Massif (part)
Vercors Massif → contains → Vercors Massif self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Plateau du Vercors
Vercors Massif → containsProtectedArea → Vercors Massif self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors Regional Natural Park
Drôme → knownFor → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Valence → locatedNear → Vercors Massif ⓘ