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The Dentelles de Montmirail are a small chain of mountains in Provence in France, in the département of Vaucluse, located just to the south of the village of Vaison-la-Romaine.

They are foothills of the highest peak in Provence, Mont Ventoux, which is situated just to the east. The dramatically jagged shape of their peaks was formed by horizontal strata of Jurassic limestone being folded and forced into a nearly upright position and subsequently eroded into sharp-edged ridges and spikes. The highest peak of the Dentelles is St-Amand, at 734 m (2,400 ft). The range, which is about 8 km wide, offers over 600 trails for walking, rock climbing, and mountain biking.[1] The foot of the Dentelles is surrounded by vineyards of the Rhône Valley.

Etymology

Their name dentelles, the French word for lace, refers to their shape obtained by erosion, while Montmirail is derived from the Latin mons mirabilis meaning 'admirable mountain'.

History

Located on the territory of the communes of Beaumes-de-Venise, Crestet, Gigondas, La Roque-Alric, Lafare, Le Barroux, Malaucène, Suzette, and Vacqueyras; the Dentelles de Montmirail were an important natural frontier during Antiquity between the tribes of the Memini in the south, and the Voconces in the north.[2]

References

Further reading

• Scheibli, Isabelle (2002) Les Dentelles de Montmirail. Invitation à la flanerie, Conseil d'Architecture, d'Urbanisme et de l'Environnement de Vaucluse, Avignon ISBN 2-9518837-0-6 (in French)

External links

• Les Dentelles de Montmirail (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Dentelles de Montmirail

Die Dentelles de Montmirail sind eine aus mehreren kleinen, parallelen und allesamt von Südwest nach Nordost ausgerichteten Bergkämmen bestehende Felsenlandschaft in Südfrankreich im Département Vaucluse, südlich der Stadt Vaison-la-Romaine und westlich des wesentlich höheren Mont Ventoux. Nordwestlich der Dentelles fließt die Ouvèze in einem weiten Bogen in die Rhône.

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- [en] Dentelles de Montmirail

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[fr] Dentelles de Montmirail

Les Dentelles de Montmirail, situées dans le département français de Vaucluse, sont une chaîne de montagne qui marque la limite occidentale des monts de Vaucluse. Elles sont situées au nord de Carpentras, au sud de Vaison-la-Romaine et à l'ouest du mont Ventoux. Leur point culminant est la crête de Saint-Amand à 722 mètres d'altitude.

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[it] Dentelles de Montmirail

Le Dentelles de Montmirail sono un gruppo di montagne delle Prealpi di Vaucluse, nella regione francese Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra. Si trovano a ovest del Monte Ventoso, vicino alla cittadina di Vaison-la-Romaine.

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[ru] Дантель-де-Монмирай

Дантель-де-Монмирай («Кружева чудесных гор»; фр. Dentelles de Montmirail) — горная гряда в Провансе на юге Франции в департаменте Воклюз. Расположена в горном массиве Бароннье к югу от коммуны Везон-ла-Ромен и к западу от Мон-Ванту.

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