Massif Central

E9424

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.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
Massif Central canonical	212
Massif Central foothills	10
Massif Central region	8
Massif Central region of France	3
Auvergne	2
Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena	2
French Massif Central highlands	2
Massif Central area	2
Aubrac	1
Auvergne Volcanoes	1
Auvergne plateau	1
French Massif	1
French Massif Central	1
French Massif Central volcanoes	1
Gorges du Gardon biosphere reserve	1
Massif Central (eastern edge)	1
Massif Central foreland	1
Massif Central highlands	1
Massif Central plateaus	1
Massif Central volcanic region	1
Monts du Forez	1
Mountains of the Massif Central	1
upper Loire River valley	1

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 (256)

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

France → mountainRange → Massif Central ⓘ

Allier department → partOfFormerRegion → Massif Central ⓘ

this entity surface form: Auvergne

Massif Central → partOf → Massif Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: French Massif