Langres Plateau

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The Langres Plateau is a high limestone upland in northeastern France known as a major watershed that gives rise to several important rivers, including the Seine.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Langres Plateau canonical 5
Brienne plateau 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
plateau
upland
country France
drainageDivideBetween English Channel basin
Mediterranean Sea basin
linked to: Mediterranean Sea

North Sea basin
drainedBy upper Marne
linked to: Marne

upper Meuse
linked to: Meuse

upper Saône
linked to: Saône River

upper Seine
linked to: River Seine
elevation high upland
formsPartOf eastern rim of Paris Basin
geologicalPeriod Mesozoic limestone
geology limestone
hasClimate temperate continental-influenced
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
forestry
hasFeature deeply incised river valleys
open agricultural landscapes
hasSettlement Langres
highestPointElevation_m about 500
influences hydrology of northeastern France
knownFor major watershed divide
locatedIn Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Côte-d'Or
linked to: Côte d'Or

Grand Est
Haute-Marne
Langres
northeastern France
near city of Langres
partOf Paris Basin
regionType limestone plateau
separates Paris Basin
Saône basin
sourceRegionOf Aube
Marne
Meuse
Saône
linked to: Saône River

Seine
linked to: River Seine
terrain karstic features
usedFor cereal cultivation
pastoral farming
watershedOf Meuse basin
linked to: Meuse

Rhône basin
linked to: Rhône river basin

Saône basin
Seine basin
linked to: Seine River Basin

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

River Seine sourceLocation Langres Plateau
Maas sourceLocation Langres Plateau
Meuse sourceLocation Langres Plateau
Brienne-le-Château locatedOn Brienne plateau
linked to: Langres Plateau
Marne sourceLocation Langres Plateau
Langres locatedNear Langres Plateau