Ardèche

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Ardèche is a department in southeastern France known for its dramatic river gorges, limestone caves, and scenic rural landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French department
administrativeDivisionOf Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region NERFINISHED
borders Drôme
Gard
Haute-Loire
Isère
Loire NERFINISHED
Vaucluse
capital Privas
climate Mediterranean-influenced
contains Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Gorges de l’Ardèche
Mont Gerbier de Jonc
Parc naturel régional des Monts d’Ardèche
Pont d’Arc natural stone arch
surface form: Pont d’Arc
country France
created 1790
createdDuring French Revolution
departmentNumber 07
hasEconomicActivity chestnut production
livestock farming
tourism
viticulture
hasLandscapeFeature forested mountains
limestone plateaus
river gorges
hasMajorTown Annonay
Aubenas
Guilherand-Granges
Tournon-sur-Rhône
historicalProvince Vivarais
knownFor Gorges de l’Ardèche
surface form: Ardèche Gorges

canoeing and kayaking
hiking
limestone caves
outdoor tourism
rock climbing
scenic rural landscapes
language French
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

southeastern France
namedAfter Ardèche River
partOf Metropolitan France
prefecture Privas
regionBefore2016 Rhône-Alpes NERFINISHED
subprefecture Largentière
Tournon-sur-Rhône
traversedBy Ardèche River
Rhône River
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche

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Gard borderedBy Ardèche
Haute-Loire borderedBy Ardèche
Drôme department borders Ardèche
subject surface form: Drôme
Drôme borders Ardèche
Isère borders Ardèche
Lozère borders Ardèche
subject surface form: Vaucluse
Vaucluse borders Ardèche
Rhône bordersDepartment Ardèche
subject surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Privas departmentSeatOf Ardèche