Morvan

{{short description|Natural region of central-east France}}

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{{Infobox mountain

|name= Morvan

|photo= Bibracte capitale gauloise sur le mont beuvray (Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Morvan, Bourgogne, France).jpg

|photo_size= 275

|photo_caption= A view of Mount Beuvray in the Morvan area, which marks the border between the Nièvre and Saône-et-Loire departments

|country= France

|region= Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

|border= Massif Central

|highest= Haut-Folin

|elevation_m= 901

|map_image= Loc Morvan.png

| map_caption= Area covered by the range

}}

The Morvan ({{IPA|fr|mɔʁvɑ̃|-|Fr-Morvan.wav}}; historically Morvand from the Latin Murvinnum {{circa}} 590)Pierre-Henri Billy, Dictionnaire des noms de lieux de la France, éditions Errance, 640 pages, 2011 {{ISBN|978-2-87772-449-4}}, {{p.|389}} 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.

Geography

The Morvan is located across the Côte-d'Or, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire and Yonne departments in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France.

At its heart nowadays is the protected area of Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Morvan).

Its main town is Château-Chinon, Nièvre on the D978 road between Nevers and Autun. Several of its valleys have been dammed to form reservoirs.

Cantons du massif du Morvan (France).svg|Map of the cantons of the Morvan

Carte des Communes du Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan en 2008.svg|Map of the communes of the Morvan Regional Natural Park

Carte géologique du Morvan.svg|Geological map of the Morvan

Landscape, Morvan, France (2).JPG|Typical landscape in the Morvan

Music

{{see also|Music of France|Bagpipes}}

The Morvan has a strong musical tradition. It uses musical ideas from many other cultures and combines them to make its own.

See also

References

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