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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All labels observed (23)

Label Occurrences
Massif Central canonical 212
Massif Central foothills 10
Massif Central region 8

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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 ⓘ

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

Le Puy-en-Velay → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Dordogne River → sourceLocation → Massif Central ⓘ
Truyère River → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Truyère River → flowsThrough → Massif Central ⓘ
Velay → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Grands Causses → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Mont Gerbier de Jonc → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Mont Gerbier de Jonc → mountainRange → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy de Sancy → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy de Sancy → highestPointOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy de Sancy → mountainRange → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy de Sancy → belongsTo → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Massif Central volcanoes
Cantal Mountains → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Tarn River → sourceLocation → Massif Central ⓘ
Tarn River → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central region
Chavaniac-Lafayette, Auvergne, France → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Chavaniac-Lafayette
Dordogne → sourceLocation → Massif Central ⓘ
Corrèze department → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Corrèze
this entity surface form: Massif Central foothills
Tulle Foot Corrèze → geographicRegion → Massif Central ⓘ
Marvejols → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Lozère → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Lot → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central foothills
Limousin → locatedOn → Massif Central ⓘ
Mende → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Grotte de Dargilan → region → Massif Central ⓘ
Regional Natural Park of Aubrac → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy-de-Dôme department → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Puy-de-Dôme (department)
Variscan orogeny → affects → Massif Central ⓘ
Aurillac → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Marcillac AOC → climateInfluence → Massif Central ⓘ
Grotte de l’Aven Noir → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Issoire → locatedNear → Massif Central ⓘ
Aveyron → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Chambon-sur-Voueize → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Ussel → isPartOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Rouergue → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central region
Gorges de l’Ardèche → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central foothills
Châlus, Limousin, France → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Châlus
this entity surface form: Massif Central foothills
Lot River → sourceLocation → Massif Central ⓘ
Mont Aigoual → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Auvergnat → spokenIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Maquis → notableRegion → Massif Central ⓘ
Nolay, Côte-d'Or → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central foothills
Montbrison, Loire, France → locatedNear → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Montbrison
this entity surface form: Monts du Forez
Thiers → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Volvic → countrySubdivision → Massif Central ⓘ
La Bourboule → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Royat → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Ardèche department → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central (eastern edge)
Orcines → belongsTo → Massif Central ⓘ