The Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux is a
blockfield at the southern edge of the
Causse Noir, above the
Gorges de la Dourbie, north-east of
Millau and its famous
viaduct, in the commune of
La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite
La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite (; oc, La Ròca) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Lying deep in the scenic Dourbie gorge, the commune absorbed the formerly separate commune of St Verin in 1940, and it also incorporates t ...
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Aveyron
Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants ...
, France.
The rocks consist of
dolomite Dolomite may refer to:
*Dolomite (mineral), a carbonate mineral
*Dolomite (rock), also known as dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock
*Dolomite, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community
*Dolomite, California, United States, an unincor ...
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Image:ChaosMontpellierLeVieux.jpg, View from le Douminial
Image:Arc de triomphe du Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux.JPG, Arc de triomphe du chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux
Image:Montpellier-le-vieux 1.jpg, Le Douminial, highest point of the blockfield, on the right
External links
Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux, Official site
Landforms of Aveyron
Rock formations of France
Natural arches of France
Tourist attractions in Aveyron
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