Families and ensembles of landscape in Auvergne

This dataset constitutes the GIS layer of families and landscape sets in Auvergne which results from the approach of the “Atlas of Landscapes” led by the DREAL Auvergne and published in 2014. The sets of landscapes extend over territories of one or several tens of kilometers and are perceived on this scale. They call it a proper name for landscapes. A set of landscapes is therefore a part of territory with a relatively homogeneous appearance. It differs from the others and is clearly identified by certain particularities relating to geomorphology, plant formations, various human practices, more or less recent (food, agricultural, forestry, industrial, tourism, security, symbolic...), constructions, lifestyles... The family map offers nine categories, to distinguish the great types of landscapes that one encounters in Auvergne. This typology takes into account topographical and ecological criteria, more than a rural/urban distinction, and proposes linking each city or agglomeration to a specific landscape background.