French Mountain Areas Under the 1985 Mountain Law for the Midi-Pyrénées Region

Mountain areas in the Midi-Pyrénées region are legally defined by inter-ministerial decree under the 1985 Mountain Law, as amended in 2005. The dataset, published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, delineates municipalities or parts of municipalities facing significant handicaps for agriculture and economic activity. Its last update was recorded on March 27, 2019.

Use Cases

• Analyze agricultural policy impacts based on legally defined mountain area boundaries.
• Map regions with significant climatic and topographic handicaps based on the law's criteria of altitude and steep slopes.
• Study rural development eligibility based on areas characterized by increased costs of works and limited land use.
• Track changes in municipal classifications based on the evolution of the Mountain Law since 1985.

Strengths

• Based on a specific French law (Law No 85-30 of 9 January 1985) and its 2005 amendment, providing a legal foundation.
• Managed by a specific geological and mining research organization (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières).
• Last update timestamp is explicitly provided (2019-03-27 00:00:00).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2019-03-27 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Likely derived from legal decrees and administrative boundaries as defined by the Mountain Law.

Freshness

Last updated 2019-03-27 00:00:00

Geography

Midi-Pyrénées region, France