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1 Particular Features of the Region 3

Sedimentary Basins
Quaternary and Ter ary
Ter ary trench
Upper Cretaceous
Lower Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic and Permian
Mountains Ranges
Pre-triassic primary base
Granite and metamorphic rock
Volcanoes

Fig. 1.1 Geology of France (Source: Sciences Po Cartographie)

Fig. 1.2 The sedimentary basins of Northern France (Source: Sciences Po Cartographie)

Picardy region extremely fertile, never reached Champagne, except in the extreme
north of the region (Cf. Fig. 1.2).
Apart from the large Chalk Champagne, four small areas cover 20 % of the
Champagne Region. They are the Pays Re ´mois (Reims country), the Valley of the