Vercors Massif

E49496
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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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Vercors Massif canonical 17
Vercors Regional Natural Park 4
Vercors plateau 4

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 (34)

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

Valence → locatedNear → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Drôme department → contains → Vercors Massif ⓘ
subject surface form: Drôme
this entity surface form: Vercors Regional Natural Park
Vercors Massif → containsProtectedArea → Vercors Massif self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors Regional Natural Park
Vercors Massif → contains → Vercors Massif self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Plateau du Vercors
Isère → contains → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors Massif (part)
Drôme → knownFor → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Drôme → contains → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors Regional Natural Park
Grésivaudan Valley → boundedBy → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Isère department → containsMountainRange → Vercors Massif ⓘ
subject surface form: Isère
this entity surface form: Vercors
Maquis → notableRegion → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors Plateau
French Prealps → hasPart → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Lionel Terray → placeOfDeath → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors, France
Die → locatedNear → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Arrondissement of Die → contains → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors Massif area
Combe Laval → locatedIn → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Combe Laval → hasViewOf → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors plateau
Mont Aiguille → locatedIn → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Mont Aiguille → mountainRange → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Vercors uprising of 1944 → location → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Vercors uprising of 1944 → location → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors Plateau
Gorges de la Bourne → partOf → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Gorges de la Bourne → gatewayTo → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors plateau
Gorges de la Bourne → partOf → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors Regional Natural Park
Gorges de la Bourne → hasViewpointOf → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors cliffs
Gorges de la Bourne → near → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors plateau
Grand Veymont → locatedIn → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Grand Veymont → mountainRange → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors
Grand Veymont → highestPointOf → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Grand Veymont → summitView → Vercors Massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vercors plateau
Fontaine (Isère) → locatedNearMassif → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Trièves → locatedBetween → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Trièves → borderedBy → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Saint-Martin-d’Hères → hasNearbyMassif → Vercors Massif ⓘ
Bastille hill and fortifications → hasPanoramicViewOf → Vercors Massif ⓘ