Crau
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The Crau is the ancient confluence of the Durance and Rhône, and constitutes their vast flat alluvial fan.
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[edit] Agriculture
The Crau is composed of two different parts:
The dry Crau is in the south, and has been used as pasture from Roman times. There are 100 000 sheep as of today, including the Merino sheep.
The wet Crau is in the north and includes the communes of Saint-Martin-de-Crau, Eyguières, Istres, Mouriès, and Arles. It produces the Crau hay, which benefits from an Appellation d’origine contrôlée
[edit] Flora and Fauna
[edit] History
The Crau has been described by Strabo as the Stony Plain (Book IV Chapter 1).
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