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Langres Plateau

plateau, France

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Aube River

In Aube River
…the Aujon, rise on the Langres Plateau, flowing northwest for 154 mi (248 km) in trenchlike valleys across the dry oolitic limestone country. In front of the Côte des Bars escarpment, the valleys open out as stone gives way to clay at Montigny-le-Roi and Châteauvillain. As they enter the Aube…
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Champagne-Ardenne

In Champagne-Ardenne
…of the region lies the Langres Plateau, which reaches elevations of more than 1,500 feet (450 metres). This and other limestone highlands in Haute-Marne are among the most heavily forested areas of France. Farther west, the dry chalk platform is traversed (southeast-northwest) by the converging Aube and Seine river valleys,…
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