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Man-made cultural landscapes
The exceptionnal and very diverse landscapes of the Cévenol valleys, the granite massifs of Mont Lozère, Bougès, Aigoual and Lingas, and the immense karstic plateaux are the legacy of the interaction between generations of human beings and a physical environment "to be tamed".
The physical environment: the deciding factor
The geography of the National Park is structured around a long mountain range that runs North-South. This terrain peaks at an altitude of 1,699 metres with Mont Lozère and separates the Massif Central from the Cévennes, which are the northernmost limit of the plain of Languedoc.
Landscape as historical legacy
The landscape of the Cévennes, shaped by human hands throughout the ages – but reclaimed by nature as soon as that activity diminishes – is profoundly marked by history.
The contemporary evolution of the landscape
History has shaped the cultural storyline, and therefore the identity, of the Cévennes and Causses. The contemporary evolution of the landscape – through natural reforestation on abandoned land and through transformations brought about by new agricultural methods, forestry or activities linked to tourism – is inevitably measured against this.