Combe Laval

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Combe Laval is a dramatic cirque and gorge in the Vercors region of southeastern France, renowned for its vertiginous cliffside road and panoramic alpine scenery.

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Combe Laval canonical 3

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cirque ⓘ
gorge ⓘ
country France ⓘ
formedBy erosion ⓘ
geologicalType glacial cirque ⓘ
limestone gorge ⓘ
hasCliffRoad balcony road carved into rock ⓘ
hasRoad Route de Combe Laval ⓘ
hasViewOf Royans valley ⓘ
Vercors plateau ⓘ
linked to: Vercors Massif
knownFor dramatic limestone cliffs ⓘ
panoramic alpine scenery ⓘ
spectacular viewpoints ⓘ
vertiginous cliffside road ⓘ
landscapeType alpine landscape ⓘ
karst landscape ⓘ
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
Drôme department ⓘ
Vercors Massif ⓘ
southeastern France ⓘ
locatedOn western edge of Vercors plateau ⓘ
near Col de la Machine ⓘ
Saint-Jean-en-Royans ⓘ
notablePeriod 20th century road construction increased accessibility ⓘ
partOf Vercors Regional Natural Park ⓘ
popularWith cyclists ⓘ
photographers ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
safetyNote road is narrow and exposed ⓘ
terrainFeature deep valley ⓘ
narrow balcony road ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
tourismType mountain tourism destination ⓘ
scenic attraction ⓘ
traversedBy D76 road ⓘ
usedFor hiking ⓘ
motorcycle touring ⓘ
road cycling ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Vercors Massif → contains → Combe Laval ⓘ
Col de la Machine → near → Combe Laval ⓘ
D76 road → passesThrough → Combe Laval ⓘ