Morvan
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A view of Mount Beuvray in the Morvan area, which marks the border between the Nièvre and Saône-et-Loire departments | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Haut-Folin |
| Elevation | 901 m (2,956 ft) |
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Area covered by the range | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Borders on | Massif Central |
The Morvan (French pronunciation: [mɔʁvɑ̃] ; historically Morvand from the Latin Murvinnum c. 590)[1] is a mountainous massif lying just to the west of the Côte d'Or escarpment in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. It is a northerly extension of the Massif Central and is of Variscan age. It is composed of granites and basalts and formed a promontory extending northwards into the Jurassic sea.
It is the smallest mountain area in France in terms of landmass covered, as well as the lowest, with a maximum altitude of 901 metres (2,956 feet) at Haut-Folin.
Geography
[edit]The Morvan is located across the Côte-d'Or, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire and Yonne departments in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France.
At its heart nowadays is the protected area of Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Morvan).
Its main town is Château-Chinon, Nièvre on the D978 road between Nevers and Autun. Several of its valleys have been dammed to form reservoirs.
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Map of the cantons of the Morvan
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Map of the communes of the Morvan Regional Natural Park
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Geological map of the Morvan
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Typical landscape in the Morvan
Music
[edit]The Morvan has a strong musical tradition. It uses musical ideas from many other cultures and combines them to make its own.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pierre-Henri Billy, Dictionnaire des noms de lieux de la France, éditions Errance, 640 pages, 2011 ISBN 978-2-87772-449-4, p. 389
External links
[edit]Internationally, Morvan is relatively unknown, so most information is in French.
- Lormes.net, a place in the Morvan (in English)
- Description of The Morvan (in French)
- Parc du morvan and pollution sources (in French)
- Le Morvan (in French)
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