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 Fagne-Famenne is a natural region in southern Belgium and northern France. It consists of The Fagne or la Fagne west of the river Meuse, and Famenne Famenne (; wa, Fåmene, ) is a natural region in Wallonia (southern Belgium). Together wit ...

and the higher

Ardennes The Ardennes (french: Ardenne ; nl, Ardennen ; german: Ardennen; wa, Årdene ; lb, Ardennen ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Be ...

. It stretches from the communes of Fourmies and

Wallers-en-Fagne Wallers-en-Fagne (before 2007: ''Wallers-Trélon'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry Population See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department ...

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
Calestienne les chantoires de Pironboeuf Harzé

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