The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape

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The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed region in southern France recognized for its dramatic limestone plateaus, deep valleys, and centuries-old traditions of Mediterranean mountain farming and transhumant pastoralism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape
protected area
area 302,319 hectares
associatedWith sheep and cattle transhumance routes
traditional chestnut cultivation in Cévennes
bufferZoneArea 312,425 hectares
climateType Mediterranean with mountain influences
contains Causses limestone plateaus NERFINISHED
Cévennes mountains NERFINISHED
deep valleys and gorges
country France
demonstrates adaptation of pastoralism to mountainous Mediterranean environment
hasBuiltHeritage drailles (drovers’ roads)
dry-stone walls
stone farm buildings
terraces
hasTraditionalActivity cheese production
seasonal movement of flocks (transhumance)
sheep grazing
terrace cultivation
heritageType living cultural landscape
includesPart Aveyron department areas
Cévennes National Park NERFINISHED
Gard department areas
Grands Causses NERFINISHED
Hérault department areas
Lozère department areas
inscribedBy UNESCO World Heritage Committee NERFINISHED
locatedIn Massif Central
southern France
locatedInRegion Occitanie NERFINISHED
mainLandscapeType Mediterranean mountain landscape
limestone plateau
managingAuthority French State NERFINISHED
local authorities and park administrations
partOf UNESCO World Heritage List NERFINISHED
recognizedFor Mediterranean agro-pastoralism
long-term interaction between people and environment
traditional mountain farming systems
transhumant pastoralism
timeDepth over 3,000 years of agro-pastoral activity
UNESCOSiteId 1153
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2011

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Parc national des Cévennes UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
Mont Lozère heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage buffer area (Cévennes, agro-pastoral cultural landscape)
linked to: The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
World Heritage Sites in France includesSite The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
Cirque de Navacelles partOf Causses and Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
linked to: The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
Lodève near Causses and Cévennes landscapes
linked to: The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape