Grands Causses

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limestone plateau natural region regional natural park

Grands Causses is a rugged limestone plateau region in southern France known for its deep gorges, dramatic cliffs, and pastoral landscapes within the broader Massif Central.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses 1
Aubrac 2
Causses 2

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf limestone plateau ⓘ
natural region ⓘ
regional natural park ⓘ
biodiversity cliff-dwelling raptors ⓘ
steppe-like grasslands ⓘ
climate Mediterranean-influenced ⓘ
mountain climate ⓘ
contains Gorges de la Dourbie ⓘ
Gorges de la Jonte ⓘ
Gorges du Tarn ⓘ
country France ⓘ
drainage Dourbie River ⓘ
Jonte River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tarn River ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 500–1200 metres above sea level ⓘ
etymology Grands Causses self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: French term meaning “Great Causses”
geology limestone ⓘ
hasFeature cliffside villages ⓘ
dolines ⓘ
karst plateaus ⓘ
hasViewOf Millau Viaduct ⓘ
highestPoint Mont Aigoual ⓘ
knownFor deep gorges ⓘ
dramatic cliffs ⓘ
karst landscapes ⓘ
pastoral landscapes ⓘ
landUse extensive grazing ⓘ
sheep farming ⓘ
locatedIn Aveyron ⓘ
Aveyron ⓘ
Hérault ⓘ
Lozère ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
Southern France ⓘ
surface form: southern France
notableTownNearby Millau ⓘ
partOf Massif Central ⓘ
Grands Causses self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses
regionType Grands Causses self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Causses
terrain cliffs ⓘ
gorges ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
tourism caving ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Lozère → contains → Grands Causses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aubrac
Lozère → contains → Grands Causses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Causses
Massif Central → contains → Grands Causses ⓘ
Grands Causses → etymology → Grands Causses self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: French term meaning “Great Causses”
Occitanie → hasNotableNaturalPark → Grands Causses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Regional Natural Park of Grands Causses
Lozère → hasUNESCOSite → Grands Causses ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
Marvejols → near → Grands Causses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aubrac
Marvejols → near → Grands Causses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aubrac plateau
Grands Causses → partOf → Grands Causses self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses
Grotte de Trabuc → partOf → Grands Causses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cévennes karst system
Grands Causses → regionType → Grands Causses self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Causses