Massive under the so-called “Mountain Law” law

According to the texts in force, in France, a mountain area includes municipalities or parts of communes characterised by:- l’#x27; existence, due to the l’#x27; altitude (minimum 700 m, except for the Vosges massif at 600 m, and the Mediterranean mountains at 800 m), very difficult climatic conditions which result in a significantly shortened vegetation period; either the presence, at a lower altitude, in most of the territory (at least 80 %), of steep slopes (above 20 %), such that mechanisation is not possible or requires the use of\#x27; a very expensive material;- or the combination of these two factors.A number of times, the delimitation of mountain areas has been enriched and completed. Today it distinguishes several geographical units according to the intensity of their mountain character (from Piedmont to High Mountain). The massif encompasses not only mountain areas, but also areas immediately adjacent to them: Piedmonts, or even plains if they ensure the continuity of the massif. This enlargement takes into account the interactions and exchanges between the territories of ' altitude and the plains, which makes it possible to set up projects of ' more relevant spatial planning.The notion of massif allows to have an administrative entity competent to carry out mountain policy. __Origin__ Aggregation of the list of municipalities concerned on 01/01/2019 __Partner organisations__ DDT Saône-et-Loire __Links annexes__ * [XML metadata view](http://ogc.geo-ide.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/csw/all-dataset?REQUEST=GetRecordById&SERVICE=CSW&VERSION=2.0.2&RESULTTYPE=results&elementSetName=full&TYPENAMES=gmd:MD_Metadata&OUTPUTSCHEMA=http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd&ID=fr-120066022-jdd-64a19f22-3516-4a76-ba85-32a14ff49cc2) * [COVADIS data standard: N_MASSIF_MONTAGNE_ZSUP](http://geostandards.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/afficherPageStandard.do?id=1294) * [basic URL of wms/wfs services on the Internet](http://ogc.geo-ide.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/wxs?map=/opt/data/carto/geoide-catalogue/1.4/org_38084/0f8c3be6-a2e3-4d75-9706-f3683858ce8a.internet.map) [See this page on geo.data.gouv.fr](https://geo.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/375bf4383268c267a39c8c4264723df777addd27)