Morvan

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Morvan
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
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.