Massif Central

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highland region mountain range stratovolcano remnant volcanic field

The Massif Central is a vast highland region in south-central France characterized by ancient volcanic mountains, plateaus, and deep river valleys.

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Observed surface forms (21)

Surface form Occurrences
Massif Central foothills 5
Auvergne 2
Chaîne des Puys 0

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf highland region ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
stratovolcano remnant ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ
administrativelySpans Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Franche-Comté ⓘ
surface form: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
approximateArea 85000 km² ⓘ
climate continental climate influences ⓘ
mountain climate ⓘ
contains Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Aubrac

Cantal Mountains ⓘ
Puy-de-Dôme ⓘ
surface form: Chaîne des Puys

Cévennes ⓘ
Grands Causses ⓘ
Margeride ⓘ
Monts Dore ⓘ
Cantal Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Monts du Cantal

Plateau de Millevaches ⓘ
Velay ⓘ
Vivarais ⓘ
country France ⓘ
crossedBy Allier River ⓘ
Dordogne River ⓘ
Loire ⓘ
surface form: Loire River

Lot River ⓘ
Tarn River ⓘ
Truyère River ⓘ
dominantRockType basalt ⓘ
gneiss ⓘ
granite ⓘ
elevation 1886 m ⓘ
geologicalAge Paleozoic ⓘ
geologicalOrigin ancient volcanic region ⓘ
hasFeature deep river valleys ⓘ
plateaus ⓘ
volcanic mountains ⓘ
highestPoint Puy de Sancy ⓘ
knownFor rural landscapes ⓘ
sparsely populated areas ⓘ
thermal spas ⓘ
volcanic lakes ⓘ
locatedIn Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
south-central France ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Europe ⓘ
majorCityNearby Clermont-Ferrand ⓘ
Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
Saint-Étienne ⓘ
majorEconomicActivities dairy production ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
partOf Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: French Massif

French Massif system ⓘ
Metropolitan France ⓘ
separates Aquitaine Basin ⓘ
Paris Basin ⓘ
Rhône Valley ⓘ

Referenced by (78)

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

Variscan orogeny → affects → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy de Sancy → belongsTo → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Massif Central volcanoes
Paris Basin → borderedBy → Massif Central ⓘ
Aquitaine Basin → borders → Massif Central ⓘ
Massif Central → contains → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aubrac
subject surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
this entity surface form: Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
Vivarais → culturalRegion → Massif Central ⓘ
south-central France → dominantLandform → Massif Central ⓘ
Allier → flowsThrough → Massif Central ⓘ
Truyère River → flowsThrough → Massif Central ⓘ
Tulle Foot Corrèze → geographicRegion → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolitan France → hasMountainRange → Massif Central ⓘ
Gardon River → hasProtectedArea → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gorges du Gardon biosphere reserve
Puy-de-Dôme → hasUNESCOSite → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
Puy de Sancy → highestPointOf → Massif Central ⓘ
south-central France → includes → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy-de-Dôme → knownFor → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auvergne Volcanoes
Aurillac → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Massif Central → locatedIn → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Cantal Mountains
Cantal Mountains → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Chavaniac-Lafayette
Massif Central → locatedIn → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Chaîne des Puys
Châteauroux → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central foothills
Massif Central → locatedIn → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Clermont-Ferrand
Corrèze department → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Corrèze
this entity surface form: Massif Central foothills
Massif Central → locatedIn → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Cévennes
Gardon River → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central foothills
Massif Central → locatedIn → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Grands Causses
Lot → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central foothills
Margeride → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Marvejols → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Mende → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Mont Gerbier de Jonc → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Massif Central → locatedIn → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Monts Dore
Monts Dore → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Massif Central → locatedIn → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Monts du Cantal
Massif Central → locatedIn → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Plateau de Millevaches
Plateau de Millevaches → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Privas → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central foothills
Massif Central → locatedIn → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Puy de Sancy
Puy de Sancy → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy-de-Dôme → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Truyère River → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Massif Central → locatedIn → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Velay
Vivarais → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Limousin → locatedOn → Massif Central ⓘ
France → mountainRange → Massif Central ⓘ
Mont Gerbier de Jonc → mountainRange → Massif Central ⓘ