Crau

The Crau is the ancient confluence of the Durance and Rhône, and constitutes their vast flat alluvial fan.

The Crau is composed of two different parts: The dry Crau is in the south, and has been used as pasture from Roman times.

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 The Crau was described by Strabo as the Stony Plain (Book IV Chapter 1).

This Bouches-du-Rhône geographical article is a stub.

Approximative limits of Crau's biome area.
Crau stony plain