Crau
The Crau is the ancient confluence of the Durance and Rhône, and constitutes their vast flat alluvial fan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Region
- Description: plain in France
- Also known as: “Grande Crau” and “La Crau”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Martin-de-Crau and Mouriès.
Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Photo: yves Tennevin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint-Martin-de-Crau is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Inhabitants are called Saint-Martinois.
Mouriès
Village
Photo: Malost, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mouriès is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Mouriès is situated 9 km north of Crau.
Crau
- Categories: protected area, plain, and steppe
- Location: Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Occitan—“Crau” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Crau”
- Chinese: “克劳”
- Chinese: “克勞”
- Dutch: “Crau”
- French: “Crau sèche”
- French: “Crau”
- French: “Plaine de la Crau”
- German: “Crau”
- German: “Steinsteppe”
- Italian: “Crau”
- Japanese: “クロー平野”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Crau d’Arle”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Crau”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint-Martin-de-Crau and Entressen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Étang d’Entressen and St-Martin-de-Crau Railway Station.
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