Morvan

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Morvan
Bibracte capitale gauloise sur le mont beuvray (Nievre, Saone-et-Loire, Morvan, Bourgogne, France).jpg
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)
Geography
Loc Morvan.png
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 Murvinnumc. 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.

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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

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.

Music

The Morvan has a strong musical tradition. It uses musical ideas from many other cultures and combines them to make its own.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Pierre-Henri Billy, Dictionnaire des noms de lieux de la France, éditions Errance, 640 pages, 2011 ISBN   978-2-87772-449-4, p. 389

Internationally, Morvan is relatively unknown, so most information is in French.

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