Morvan

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Morvan
Morvan landscape
Highest point
Peak	Haut-Folin
Elevation	901 m (2,956 ft)
Geography
Area covered by the range.
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Borders on	Massif Central

Typical landscape in the Morvan

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[]

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[]

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[]

• Nièvre a department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• Château-Chinon (Campagne)
• Château-Chinon (Ville)

External links[]

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)

Coordinates: 47°05′N 4°00′E / 47.083°N 4.000°E / 47.083; 4.000