Morvan
Morvan | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Haut-Folin |
Elevation | 901 m (2,956 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Borders on | Massif Central |
The Morvan is a mountainous massif lying just to the west of the Côte d'Or escarpment in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 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.
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 Music of France and bagpipes.)
The regional park[edit]
At its heart nowadays is the protected area of the Parc naturel régional du Morvan. Its main town is Château-Chinon on the D978 between Nevers and Autun. Several of its valleys have been dammed to form reservoirs.
See also[edit]
- Nièvre a department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Château-Chinon (Campagne)
- Château-Chinon (Ville)
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)