Morvan

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title: "Morvan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountain-ranges-of-bourgogne-franche-comté"] description: "Natural region of central-east France" topic_path: "general/mountain-ranges-of-bourgogne-franche-comte" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morvan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Natural region of central-east France ::

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Field	Value
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
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|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 (; historically Morvand from the Latin Murvinnum 590) 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

History

In World War II, just north of the demarcation line, the Morvan was an important hub for the French Resistance which had several Maquis in the area.

Music

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

References

References

1. Pierre-Henri Billy, ''Dictionnaire des noms de lieux de la France'', éditions Errance, 640 pages, 2011 {{ISBN. 978-2-87772-449-4, {{p.. 389
2. "CÉRÉMONIE DE LA LIBÉRATION À LORMES".

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