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Calans
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: ©Jason Gaydier - PNR Alpilles
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A Calan is a hard limestone escarpment formed between 160 and 90 million years BC. These cliffs are the remains of an ocean presence in distress. Indeed, the Tethys ocean was here during the Jurassic period, the same period that saw the water level decrease. It was then that massifs such as the Alpilles ridges or as the calans were formed. Here, you can distinguish the Gros and Petit Calan because of their size.
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43.74024674.9435549
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Point of Interest updated on 14/12/2025
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3042OT - SAINT-REMY-DE-PROVENCE TARASCON CHAINE DES ALPILLES
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 25 ET SÉRIE BLEUE
Scale : 1:25 000
13.90€
3043OT - SAINT-MARTIN-DE-CRAU LES BAUX-DE-PROVENCE LES ALPILLES
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 25 ET SÉRIE BLEUE
Scale : 1:25 000
13.90€
TOP75033 - CAMARGUE ALPILLES
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 75
Scale : 1:75 000
9.80€
VEL03 - LE VAUCLUSE A VÉLO
Editor : IGN
Collection : DECOUVERTE A VELO
Scale : 1:100 000
9.10€
TOP100D13 - BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE MARSEILLE AIX-EN-PROVENCE PARC NATIONAL DES CALANQUES PNR DES ALPILLES ET DE CAMARGUE
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 100
Scale : 1:100 000
8.40€
TOP100D84 - VAUCLUSE AVIGNON CARPENTRAS PARCS NATURELS RÉGIONAUX DU LUBERON ET DU MONT-VENTOUX
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 100
Scale : 1:100 000
8.40€
D13-84 BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE VAUCLUSE
Editor : IGN
Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
D30-34 GARD HÉRAULT
Editor : IGN
Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
NR16 PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D'AZUR
Editor : IGN
Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
EUROPE
Editor : IGN
Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN
Scale : 1:2 500 000
7.00€
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