Morvan

For medieval Breton leader Morvan, see Morman. For disorder affecting potassium channels in the brain and peripheral nerves, see Morvan's syndrome. For comics author, see Jean-David Morvan.

Typical early autumn landscape in the Morvan

The Morvan is a mountainous massif lying just to the west of the Côte d'Or escarpment in Burgundy, 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.

Music

The Morvan has a strong folk musical tradition. It uses musical ideas from lots of other cultures and combines them to make its own. (See Music of France and bagpipes.)

The regional park

At its heart nowadays is the protected area of the Parc naturel régional du Morvan. Its main town is Château-Chinon on the D978 between Nevers and Autun. Several of its valleys have been dammed to form reservoirs.

External links

This is a relatively unknown place internationally, so most information is in French.

• A summary of The Morvan with pictures (English)
• Lormes.net, a place in the Morvan (English)
• Description of The Morvan (French)
• Parc du morvan and pollution sources (French)
• Le Morvan (French)