Английская Википедия:Canjuers

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Grand Plan : Grande Nouguière cave

Canjuers is a calcareous plateau and a military camp in Provence located in southeastern France. It is the largest military camp in Continental Europe.[1]

Geography

Situated in the département of the Var in the Prealps of Castellane, on the south of the Verdon Gorge and to the north of Draguignan.

With a median altitude of 800 m, the Plan of Canjuers is a desertic and arid plateau.

History

Its name comes from Campus Julii: the "Julius Camp". Julius Caesar installed a campment in the area before the conquest of Gaul.

The region surrounding the plateau has been occupied by the Army since 1970. The Шаблон:Ill is the largest military camp in Europe, covering 350 km2. Many farms and hamlets have been evacuated and abandoned.

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