Causse Méjean

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View from Col de Perjuret to the southern edge of the Causse Méjean
Landscape of the Causse Méjean
Przewalski horse on the Causse Méjean
Chaos de Nîmes le Vieux
The northern slope of the Causse Méjean near Sainte-Enimie

The Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in southern France . It is the largest and highest of the Grands Causses in the Massif Central . It is 800 to 1247 m above sea level. M., has an area of ​​340 km² and is very sparsely populated with around 450 inhabitants (1 inhabitant / km²).

The Causse Méjean is bordered to the north and west by the Tarn Gorge, which is almost 500 meters deep , to the south by the Jonte gorge , which flows into the Tarn at Peyreleau, and to the east by the Tarnon , another tributary of the Tarn (estuary at Florac ). The Causse de Sauveterre joins in the northwest, the Causse Noir in the southwest and the Cevennes mountain range in the south and east . Most of the Causse Méjean belongs to the Cevennes National Park , but the Causses do not belong geographically or geologically to the Cevennes Mountains.

The western half of the Causse Méjean is more forested and located a little lower, the eastern half is only sparsely forested, the highest point is on the Gargo at 1247 m above sea level. M.

In August 2003 there was a major forest fire on the Causse Méjean.

Attractions

  • Aven Armand cave
  • The chaos of Nîmes-le-Vieux , a bizarre rocky landscape
  • The griffon vulture , which has been released back into the wild since 1981 - an observation platform is located on the road from Peyreleau to Meyrueis
  • The Przewalski horses in le Villaret near Hures (the horses were released into the wild in the Khar Us Nuur National Park in Mongolia from 2004)
  • The rock arches at St Pierre des Tripiers
  • The rock vases in Cassagnes - huge monoliths on the steep precipice of Jonteschlucht are (Vase de Chine and Vase de Sèvres)
  • The menhirs at Costeguison
  • The dolmen Mas St Chély , des Baumes , Valbelle and the tumuli z. B. Le Tumulus e la combe de Maury, near Aven Armand and at the ruins of la Bastide
  • The protohistoric stone wall at Drigas
  • The old stone crosses at la Retournade and at le Buffre
  • The lonely chapels of St. Come near Mas St. Chely and St. Gervais near les Douzes
  • The dairy in Hyelzas
  • The restaurant in les Herans, where you can order regional meals
  • The museum farm in Hyelzas
  • The ruins of Fretma, an abandoned farm

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