protected area
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of forested mountains in the
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône an ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
of southeastern France.
Geography
Set upon a limestone plateau south of
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
, commune status = Prefecture and commune
, image = Panorama grenoble.png
, image size =
, caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...
Isère
Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Le Grand Veymont (2341m).
The Vercors area is peppered with caves. During World War II, it served as a safe and defensible position for the
spelunking
Caving – also known as spelunking in the United States and Canada and potholing in the United Kingdom and Ireland – is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves). In contrast, speleology is ...
. Several small
communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...
dot the landscape, supported principally by forestry,
shepherd
A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. ''Shepherd'' derives from Old English ''sceaphierde (''sceap'' 'sheep' + ''hierde'' 'herder'). ''Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations, i ...
ing and tourism. The area was officially designated a
communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...
:
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Auberives-en-Royans
Auberives-en-Royans (; oc, Aubaribas de Roians) is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Albaripains'' or ''Albaripaines''.
Geography
Auber ...
Beaufort-sur-Gervanne
Beaufort-sur-Gervanne (; Vivaro-Alpine dialect, Vivaro-Alpine: ''Beufòrt de Gervana'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Drôme Departments of France, department in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Drôme departm ...
Choranche
Choranche (; oc, Chaurança) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Famous is . The grottoes were discovered end the 19th Century and hide a unique sight of fine stalactites.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Isère ...
Crest
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Buildings
*The Crest (Huntington, New York), a historic house in Suffolk County, New York
*"The Crest", an alternate name for 63 Wall Street, in Manhattan, New York
*Crest Castle (Château Du Crest), Jussy, Switzerla ...
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Die
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Die may also refer to:
Games
* Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers
Manufacturing
* Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicondu ...
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
, commune status = Prefecture and commune
, image = Panorama grenoble.png
, image size =
, caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...
Lans-en-Vercors
Lans-en-Vercors is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Population
Twin towns
Lans-en-Vercors is twinned with:
* Saint-Donat, Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada, since 1990
See also
*Communes of the Isère department
*Parc ...
Omblèze
Omblèze (; oc, Omblèsas) is a commune in the Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a po ...
Percy
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Pont-en-Royans
Pont-en-Royans () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Geography
The town is located near the Isère valley at the gates of the Vercors Regional Natural Park. It lies at the meeting of the rivers Bourne (which rises in ...
Romans-sur-Isère
Romans-sur-Isère (; Occitan: ''Rumans d'Isèra''; Old Occitan: ''Romans'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Geography
Romans-sur-Isère is located on the Isère, northeast of Valence. There are more than 50,000 in ...
Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Saint-Jean-en-Royans (Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Joan de Roians'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Population
International relations
Saint-Jean-en-Royans is twinned with:
* Câmpani, Romania
*Roccagorga, Italy
See als ...
Saint-Martin-en-Vercors
Saint-Martin-en-Vercors (, literally ''Saint-Martin in Vercors''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Martin de Vercòrs'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Drôme department
*Parc nature ...
Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,083.
Demographics
1968 Winter Olympics
The commune hosted the ski jumping individua ...
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Santa Eulà lia de Roians'') is a commune in the Drôme department in the region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, southeastern France.
Population
Geography
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans is located 7 km northe ...
Villard-de-Lans
Villard-de-Lans (; oc, Lo Vilar de Lanç) is a Communes of France, commune in the Isère Departments of France, department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in southeastern France. The town is also situated in the Vercors ...
Sassenage
Sassenage (; frp, Sassenâjo) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).
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Seyssinet-Pariset
Seyssinet-Pariset () is a Communes of France, commune in the Isère Departments of France, department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).
Population
Sights
La tour Sans venin located in the hamlet of P ...
Maquis du Vercors
The Battle of Vercors in July and August 1944 was between a rural group of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) maquis''] and the armed forces of Nazi Germany which had occupied France since 1940 in the Second World War. The maquis used the pro ...