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| Morvan | |
|---|---|
.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 | |
 Area covered by the range
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| 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.
- ^ Pierre-Henri Billy, Dictionnaire des noms de lieux de la France, éditions Errance, 640 pages, 2011 ISBN 978-2-87772-449-4, p. 389