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Revision as of 02:02, 30 January 2012
The Crau is the ancient confluence of the Durance and Rhône, and constitutes their vast flat alluvial fan.
Agriculture
The Crau is composed of two different parts:
The dry Crau is in the south, and has been used as pasture from Roman times. There are aroud 100,000 sheep as of 2007[update],[citation needed] including the Merino sheep.
The wet Crau is in the north and includes the communes of Saint-Martin-de-Crau, Eyguières, Istres, Mouriès, and Arles. It produces the Crau hay, which benefits from an Appellation d’origine contrôlée
Flora and fauna
History
The Crau was described by Strabo as the Stony Plain (Book IV Chapter 1).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crau.
43°34′14.93″N 4°51′15.88″E / 43.5708139°N 4.8544111°E