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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Referenced by (256)

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

Saint-Flour → region → Massif Central ⓘ
Haute-Loire department → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Haute-Loire
Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe → region → Massif Central ⓘ
Lentille verte du Puy → regionOfOrigin → Massif Central ⓘ
AOC Lentille verte du Puy → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Vallée de Chaudefour → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Vallée de la Fontaine Salée → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Vallée de la Fontaine Salée → isInMassif → Massif Central ⓘ
Lac Pavin → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Lac Chambon → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Super-Besse → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Couze Pavin → locatedInVolcanicArea → Massif Central ⓘ
Réserve naturelle nationale de la vallée de Chaudefour → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Super-Besse ski resort → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Loché → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central foreland
Aveyron department → locatedInMassif → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Aveyron
Grandval Dam → locatedInMountainRegion → Massif Central ⓘ
Lac de Guéry → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Gorges du Tarn → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
commune of Saint-Martial, Ardèche → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Saint-Martial (Ardèche)
commune of Sainte-Eulalie, Ardèche → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Sainte-Eulalie (Ardèche)
Monts Dore volcanic field → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy Mary viewpoint → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Pas de Peyrol → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Province of Bourbonnais → historicalRegionOf → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central area
Téléphérique du Sancy → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Murat → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Tarn Gorges → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Mont Mézenc → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Mont Mézenc → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Massif Central
Mont Mézenc → isOneOfHighestPointsOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Mont Mézenc → offersViewOf → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central plateaus
Chapeauroux → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Parc naturel régional des Monts d’Ardèche → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
GR footpath network → notableRegion → Massif Central ⓘ
Duchy of Auvergne → region → Massif Central ⓘ
Duchy of Auvergne → hasTerritorialCore → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auvergne plateau
Puy Mary → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy Mary → isLandmarkOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy Griou → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Guilherand-Granges → locatedNear → Massif Central ⓘ
Puy de Peyre-Arse → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Vic-sur-Cère → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Ayat-sur-Sioule → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Montagne Noire → partOf → Massif Central ⓘ
Vézère River → sourceLocation → Massif Central ⓘ
Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Château de Chavaniac → locatedIn → Massif Central ⓘ
Cère → geographicLocation → Massif Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massif Central region