Burle
{{Short description|Winter wind in France}}
The burle is the name given to the north wind that blows in the winter in the south-central part of France, east of the Massif Central, on the bare plateaus of Velay, Ardèche, or the Forez mountains.{{Cite web |title=Triangle de la Burle |url=https://www.lacommere43.fr/component/k2/itemlist/tag/Triangle%20de%20la%20Burle.html |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=La Commère 43 |language=fr-fr}}
The burle is a winter wind that usually blows in already cold regions. The resulting perceived temperature is often particularly low, creating a chilling atmosphere. When the region is snowy, the burle can be responsible for the formation of snowdrifts.{{Cite book |last=Perrève |first=Paul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=szRVEAAAQBAJ |title=La Burle |date=2021-12-16 |publisher=De Borée |isbn=978-2-8129-3836-8 |language=fr}}
The "Triangle de la Burle" is an expression popularized by the journalist Jean Peyrard in the 1980s to describe an area between the Pilat Massif near Saint-Étienne, Puy-en-Velay, and Mont Mézenc where many air disasters are said to have occurred over the past century.{{Cite web |last=DEMOUVEAUX |first=Correspondance, Gautier |date=2019-11-04 |title=Le Triangle de la Burle, le Bermudes des Cévennes qui détient le record de crashs - Edition du soir Ouest-France - 04/11/2019 |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/leditiondusoir/2019-11-04/le-triangle-de-la-burle-le-bermudes-des-cevennes-qui-detient-le-record-de-crashs-8c8c1438-bb0e-4891-959e-008d954751c1 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-07 |title=Mystérieux crashs d'avions dans la Loire : la légende du triangle de la Burle |url=https://actu.fr/insolite/mysterieux-crashs-d-avions-dans-la-loire-la-legende-du-triangle-de-la-burle_59426630.html |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=actu.fr |language=fr}}