Massif Central

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The Massif Central is a vast highland region in south-central France characterized by ancient volcanic mountains, plateaus, and deep river valleys.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highland region
mountain range
mountain range
stratovolcano remnant
volcanic field
administrativelySpans Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
linked to: Franche-Comté

Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Occitanie
approximateArea 85000 km²
climate continental climate influences
mountain climate
contains Aubrac
linked to: Massif Central

Cantal Mountains
Chaîne des Puys
linked to: Puy-de-Dôme

Cévennes
Grands Causses
Margeride
Monts Dore
Monts du Cantal
linked to: Cantal Mountains

Plateau de Millevaches
Velay
Vivarais
country France
crossedBy Allier River
Dordogne River
Loire River
linked to: Loire

Lot River
Tarn River
Truyère River
dominantRockType basalt
gneiss
granite
elevation 1886 m
geologicalAge Paleozoic
geologicalOrigin ancient volcanic region
hasFeature deep river valleys
plateaus
volcanic mountains
highestPoint Puy de Sancy
knownFor rural landscapes
sparsely populated areas
thermal spas
volcanic lakes
locatedIn Massif Central
Massif Central
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south-central France
locatedOnContinent Europe
majorCityNearby Clermont-Ferrand
Le Puy-en-Velay
Saint-Étienne
majorEconomicActivities dairy production
forestry
livestock farming
tourism
partOf French Massif
linked to: Massif Central

French Massif system
Metropolitan France
separates Aquitaine Basin
Paris Basin
Rhône Valley

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France mountainRange Massif Central
Allier department partOfFormerRegion Auvergne
linked to: Massif Central
Massif Central partOf French Massif
linked to: Massif Central
Puy de Sancy locatedIn Massif Central
subject linked to: Massif Central
Chaîne des Puys locatedIn Massif Central
subject linked to: Massif Central
Cévennes locatedIn Massif Central
subject linked to: Massif Central
Massif Central contains Aubrac
linked to: Massif Central
Cantal Mountains locatedIn Massif Central
subject linked to: Massif Central
Monts du Cantal locatedIn Massif Central
subject linked to: Massif Central
Monts Dore locatedIn Massif Central
subject linked to: Massif Central
Plateau de Millevaches locatedIn Massif Central
subject linked to: Massif Central
Grands Causses locatedIn Massif Central
subject linked to: Massif Central
Velay locatedIn Massif Central
subject linked to: Massif Central
Clermont-Ferrand locatedIn Massif Central
subject linked to: Massif Central
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes hasMountainRange Massif Central
subject linked to: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes containsUNESCOSite Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
subject linked to: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
linked to: Massif Central
Loire sourceLocation Massif Central
Gardon River locatedIn Massif Central foothills
linked to: Massif Central
Gardon River hasProtectedArea Gorges du Gardon biosphere reserve
linked to: Massif Central
Allier River sourceLocation Massif Central
Allier River region Auvergne
linked to: Massif Central
Ardèche River sourceLocation Massif Central
Metropolitan France hasMountainRange Massif Central
Puy-de-Dôme locatedIn Massif Central
Puy-de-Dôme knownFor Auvergne Volcanoes
linked to: Massif Central
Puy-de-Dôme hasUNESCOSite Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
linked to: Massif Central
Haute-Loire partOf Massif Central
Haute-Loire riverValley upper Loire River valley
linked to: Massif Central
Creuse partOf Massif Central
Yonne sourceLocatedIn Massif Central
Châteauroux locatedIn Massif Central foothills
linked to: Massif Central
Aquitaine Basin borders Massif Central
Garabit Viaduct passesThrough Massif Central region
linked to: Massif Central
Margeride locatedIn Massif Central
Margeride partOf Massif Central
Vivarais locatedIn Massif Central
Vivarais partOf Massif Central
Vivarais culturalRegion Massif Central
Paris Basin borderedBy Massif Central
Privas locatedIn Massif Central foothills
linked to: Massif Central
Allier flowsThrough Massif Central
Allier sourceLocation Massif Central
Cantal partOf Massif Central
Cévennes partOf Massif Central
south-central France dominantLandform Massif Central
south-central France includes Massif Central
Monts Dore locatedIn Massif Central
Monts Dore mountainSystem Massif Central
Plateau de Millevaches locatedIn Massif Central
Plateau de Millevaches partOf French Massif Central highlands
linked to: Massif Central