| LA SOURCE ET LA HAUTE VALLÉE DU LOT |
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The Lot River
goes through Lozère from East to West and cuts
it in two parts: Nord Lozère (North Lozère)
and Sud Lozère (South Lozère). They correspond
to two natural regions that differ from their geography,
geology or culture.
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Mende, prefecture of the department,
is situated in the middle of Lozère and takes profit
of an ideal situation to allow sightseers to discover
the area.
Interesting sites
are different and various and everyone will find something
that can fill his expectations, both in accommodation
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In the South-West
of Lozère, you can find the very famous Gorges
du Tarn and de la Jonte, dominated by the Causse de Sauveterre,
the Causse Méjean and the Causse Noir.
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This region
is made of big limestone areas (the Causses whose average
altitude is higher than 900 m / 2970 ft) dug by huge gorges
(Les Gorges).
Among the numerous
sites, to see, you can visit Sainte-Enimie and Saint-Chély
du Tarn, paddle down the river by canoe or with the Bateliers
de La Malène (The Boatmen of La Malène),
visit the Grottes de l'Aven Arman, Dargilan (caves of
Aven Arman and Dargilan) or appreciate panoramas such
as the Roc des Hourtous, the Point Sublime… |
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Covering the
Southwest part of Lozère, Les Cèvennes stretch
over Gard and Ardèche, next-door departments.
Historic area, this land received protestant refugees
who ran away from suppressions. It was also deeply marked
by wars of religion. |
Protestants
decided to take refuge in the heart of these mountains
because it was difficult to get there.
It was for the same reason that the Parc National des
Cévennes (National Park of Cévennes) was
established in this area thirty years ago. Flora and Fauna
were thus protected.
It is a real natural environment before you!! |
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L'Aubrac stretches
over the departments of Lozère, Cantal and Aveyron.
High basaltic plateau (1300 m of average altitude - 4389
ft), the name "Aubrac" comes from "Alto
Braco" in Occitan (high place).
The weather is harsh, the landscape is wide spread and
the light can change with breezes that make the wild grass
of meadows dance. |
This region represents
the harmony between man and nature.
Man does not represent very much, as the sailor on the
ocean, he lives according to the seasons and the weather.
Aubrac's reputation is, for its major part, due to the
pilgrims of Saint-Jacques de Compostelle who crossed this
region to reach the Holy Land. |
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Margeride is
a sparsely populated natural region (about 14 inhabitants/km²),
stretched over Cantal, Haute-Loire and Lozère.
It is a high granite plateau (1200 to 1500 m high) covered
by moors, conifers and meadows or somewhere by forests
of beeches and birches which let outcrop the granite stone. |
Historically,
this area used to be devoted to breeding. The weather
is rude with snowy, windy and long winters.
These vast areas planted with trees are ideal for all
outdoor sports such as hiking, horse riding, mountain
biking, and cross-country skiing…
Gastronomy lovers will make the most of the produces'
quality, particularly cheeses, meat and "charcuteries"
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