Architecture
Introduction to the architecture of the Causses and Cevennes
The traditional architecture in this beautiful area between the Massif Central and the Languedoc plains is divers.
The bedrock determines the form of landscape and its architecture
One can find here three types of rock : limestone, schist and granite.
All over these rural rough region we find traces of human activity in between wide skylines and deep valleys.
The slatestone architecture in the schistic Cevennes
This architecture concerns the valleys : Vallée Française, Vallée Longue, Vallée Borgne, Montagne du Bougès and Vallée du Galeizon.
Traditionnal limestone architecture on the Causses & in Gorges
This typical limestone architecture can be found on the highlands (Causse Méjean, Causse Noir and Causse de Sauveterre) and the canyons (Gorges du Tarn, Gordes de la Jonte and Lot valley).
Traditionnal granite architecture of the Cevennes National Park
One can find this typical type of archtecture in the regions of the Bougès, Mont Lozère, Margeride and Aubrac.
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