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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.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Morvan
Mountain.photo
Bibracte capitale gauloise sur le mont beuvray (Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Morvan, Bourgogne, France).jpg
Mountain.photo_size
275
Mountain.photo_caption
A view of Mount Beuvray in the Morvan area, which marks the border between the Nièvre and Saône-et-Loire departments
Mountain.country
France
Mountain.region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Mountain.border
Massif Central
Mountain.highest
Haut-Folin
Mountain.elevation_m
901
Mountain.map_image
Loc Morvan.png
Mountain.map_caption
Area covered by the range

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