Causse Méjean
The Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in the south of France. It is the largest and highest of the past in the Massif Central Grands Causses. He is 800-1247 m above sea level. M., has an area of 340 km ² and has around 450 inhabitants sparsely populated ( 1 inhabitants / km ²).
The Causse Méjean is bounded on the north and west of the nearly 500 -meter-deep Tarn Gorge in the Gorge de la Jonte, which opens at Peyreleau in the Tarn, and to the east by the Tarnon, another tributary of the Tarn ( mouth of the south Florac ). To the northwest of the Causse de Sauveterre follows, in the southwest of the Causse Noir and the south and east of the mountain range of the Cevennes. Most of the Causse Mejean part of the National Park of the Cevennes, the Causses include but not geographically and geologically to Cevennengebirge.
The western half of the Causse Mejean is more wooded and located slightly lower, the eastern half is only slightly wooded, with the highest point at 1,247 meters above sea level with Gargo. M.
In August 2003, there were on the Causse Méjean a large forest fire.
Attractions
- The Aven Armand
- The chaos of Nîmes -le- Vieux, a bizarre rock landscape
- The 1981 again reintroduced Griffon Vulture - an observation deck is located on the road from Peyreleau to Meyrueis
- The rock arches at St Pierre des Tripiers
- The rock vases at Cassagnes - huge monoliths which are on the steep precipice of Jonteschlucht ( Vase de Chine and Vase de Sèvres )
- The menhir at Costeguison
- The proto- historic stone wall at Drigas
- The ancient stone crosses at la Retournade and at le Buffre
- The lonely chapels St. Come at Mas St Chely and St. Gervais les at Douzes
- The dairy in Hielzas
- The restaurant in les Herans where you can dine on typical regional order
- The museum farm in Hielzas
- The ruins of Fretma, an abandoned farm