Morvan
Sign in to saveThe Morvan (; historically Morvand from the Latin Murvinnum 590) 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.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Morvan
- Mountain.photo
- Bibracte capitale gauloise sur le mont beuvray (Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Morvan, Bourgogne, France).jpg
- Mountain.photo_size
- 275
- Mountain.photo_caption
- A view of Mount Beuvray in the Morvan area, which marks the border between the Nièvre and Saône-et-Loire departments
- Mountain.country
- France
- Mountain.region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Mountain.border
- Massif Central
- Mountain.highest
- Haut-Folin
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 901
- Mountain.map_image
- Loc Morvan.png
- Mountain.map_caption
- Area covered by the range
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 5134
- Elevation
- 684
- Image
- Morvan bourgogne2.jpg
- Width
- 55
- Length
- 100
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The Morvan (; historically Morvand from the Latin Murvinnum 590) 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.
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