chaos nimes le vieux causse méjeanIn the heart of the Parc Naturel des Cévennes, on the Causse Méjean plateau, lies the ruin-like Chaos de Nîmes le Vieux. It can be reached via the Col du Perjuret between Florac and Meyrueis. The site, discovered in 1908 by Pastor Paul Arnal de Vebron, was named after its cousin, the chaos of “Montpellier le Vieux“, discovered 25 years earlier by Martel.
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Chaos of Nîmes le Vieux on the Causse MéjeanDID YOU KNOW?
The word “Chaos” is used to designate a natural pile of rocks created by erosion.
It comes from the ancient Greek “Χάος / Kháos” meaning “Fault, Beance”. The meaning changed during the 18th century to become the one we know today.
This fabulous dolomite-eroded ruin is the source of many legends and tales. Nature has created veritable works of art, to which local tradition likes to give names: you’ll come across a lion, a tortoise, your mother-in-law…
A 4.5 km educational trail is marked out in 7 stages, numbered along the way.
Located in the south of France, in the Occitanie region, Chaos de Nîmes le Vieux is situated south-east of the Causse Méjean and :
A 3-kilometer hike takes you to the Chaos of Nîmes le Vieux:
