The Calestienne (
Walloon: ''Calistinne'') is a 130 km long narrow strip in the Belgian region of
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
and also in a small part of France, which is mainly formed of
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
rocks and reaches nearly 300 meters in maximum height. Because of erosion it is rich of relief.
The Calestienne is a transitional region between the lower
Fagne-Famenne and the higher
Ardennes. It stretches from the communes of
Fourmies and
Wallers-en-Fagne just across the French border till
Louveigné
Louveigné ( wa, Lovgné) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sprimont, located in the province of Liège, Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country ...
in the Belgian province of Liège.
External links
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www.fossiliraptor.be
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Natural regions of Belgium
Areas of Belgium
Forestry in Belgium
Natural regions of France
Forestry in France
Regions of Wallonia
Landforms of Wallonia
Landforms of Liège Province
Landforms of Luxembourg (Belgium)
Landforms of Namur (province)
Landforms of Ardennes (department)
Landforms of Nord (French department)
Sprimont