At Saugues en Gévaudun looms a vast woodcarving of the Beast of Gévaudun which terrorised 18th-century Auvergne country folk

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The saga of the Central Massif's devouring Beast of Gevaudon is famous in French folklore

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Size: 5667px × 3719px
Location: Saugues Auvergne Central Massif France
Photo credit: © Marion Kaplan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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