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Margeride
Margeride (; in Auvergnat ) is a mountainous region of France, situated in the Massif Central, inside the ''departments of France, départements'' of Cantal, Haute-Loire and Lozère. Toponymy Originally, the name "Margeride" applied only to a seigneury whose castle was ruined in the 15th century and a forest culminating at altitude. Its current name is thought to derive from the Gaulish, Gallic word ''morgarita'', composed of ''morga'' meaning "ford, boundary" and -''ritu'' for "ford". In Occitan language, Occitan, Margeride is called ''Marjarida''. Geography In Cantal, its western boundary is the Truyère, and its eastern boundary, in Haute-Loire, by the gorges of the river Allier (river), Allier. To the south, in Lozère, It is the Lot (river), Lot which delimits the region. Geology The lithology of area is manly granitoids and gneiss. The highest peaks are the Signal de Randon at 1,551 metres and the Mont Mouchet at 1,465 metres. Hydrography The watershed separa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truc De La Garde
The Truc de la Garde () is a summit in the Massif Central belonging to the Margeride mountains, bordering the French departments of Lozère and Haute-Loire. Toponymy ''Truc'' refers to a "large stone or rock" in Occitan language, Occitan. It is also a geological feature defining a hillock or a height covered with moorland. Geography Location The Truc de la Garde is situated on a ridge line. It is the highest point in the municipalities of Le Malzieu-Forain, Malzieu-Forain, Chanaleilles, and Grèzes, Haute-Loire, Grèzes. At its summit crowned with granite blocks, a panorama allows for the observation of the Mountains of Mezenc, Mézenc massif, the Devès massif, Devès, Mont Lozère, and the Mounts of Cantal. Hydrography Three springs are located on the mountain: those of Pontajou, Seuge, and Gardelle. Environmental protection The site of the "Margeride Betula nana, dwarf birch stations" is the subject of a biotope protection order, covering an area of 56.7 hectares. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montchauvet (mountain)
Montchauvet, also known as Mont Chauvet, is a mountain located in the Margeride massif, reaching an altitude of 1,485 meters in the Haute-Loire department. This mountain is notable for having been inhabited since the Neolithic era and during the Middle Ages. Toponymy It is known in medieval texts as ''Monte Calvo'', meaning the "bald mountain." Geography Location It is located in the commune of Saugues, with its southern slope extending into the commune of Grèzes, in the Haute-Loire department.''IGN maps'' available oGéoportail/ref> At its summit, a panorama allows for the observation of the Mézenc massif, the Devès, and the Mounts of Cantal. Biodiversity Encircled by a beech forest, the mountain features heathland with ling heather, blueberries, and raspberries in the summer. Montchauvet is one of the Natura 2000 sites known as "Sommets et versants orientaux de la Margeride." Village of Montchauvet in the Middle Ages The deserted medieval village of Montch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont Mouchet
Mont Mouchet () is a mountain located on the border of the France, French départements of Cantal, Haute-Loire and Lozère. It is famous for the historical events which took place there, notably during the Second World War where it hosted a group of French resistance fighters, the Maquis du Mont Mouchet. At the summit there is a large cairn and view-point (about 3 metres high) from which there is a splendid panoramic view over much of Central France from the Massif Central to the Alps. The beast of Gévaudan On the 19 June 1767, Jean Chastel, accompanied only by his two sons, left to track down the Beast of Gévaudan in the forest of Mont Mouchet. According to Chastel's description, the beast would emerge from the woods onto the track, and sit on its haunches in fright, awaiting an inescapable death. The beast and the World War II resistance In June 1944, Mont Mouchet was the scene of the Maquis du Mont Mouchet, Battle of Mont Mouchet, which pitted the Wehrmacht against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truc De Fortunio
The Truc de Fortunio is a summit of the Margeride, a natural region located mainly in Lozère, but also in Cantal and Haute-Loire. It is situated in the Lozère department, in the commune of Rieutort-de-Randon, near the and the Signal de Randon. Geography The Truc de Fortunio is a summit of the Charpal Plateau, classified as a Natura 2000 area. The flora surrounding it consists of European dry heaths (broom A broom (also known as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool, consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. It is thus a ...), coniferous forests, and nard grass meadows. Peat bogs and granite chaos formations complete the landscape. Telecommunications The summit of Truc de Fortunio is equipped with relay antennas for television, public service radios, and mobile telephony to serve the northern Lozère and southern Cantal regions. This relay, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal De Randon
The Signal de Randon is the highest summit of Margeride in the Massif Central, France. Etymology Its name comes from the Gallic randa "limits" and the suffix on. In fact, the summit is on the boundary between the archpriestrics of Saugues and Javols, and probably takes up an older boundary. Geography and geology The Signal de Randon and the truc de Fortunio are the highest points of the Margeride horst and are characterized by a typical granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ... landscape, with numerous chaotic granite rock piles fractured by diaclases and then cleared and rounded by erosion. Access The summit can be reached from the and by following the hiking trails. References Mountains of the Massif Central Mountains of Lozère {{Lozère-geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moure De La Gardille
The Moure de la Gardille is a summit of the Massif Central belonging to the Margeride mountains in Lozère. It is located near Mont Lozère. Geography Location The Moure de la Gardille is located near the Mercoire forest, facing the Montagne du Goulet, between the Cévennes and the Margeride, approximately 35 km from Mende.''IGN maps'' available oGéoportail/ref> Hydrography Two important sources are located on the mountain, less than two kilometers apart: those of the Allier and the Chassezac. However, these two rivers do not feed the same basin. Indeed, the Allier flows into the Loire The Loire ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône. It rises in the so ... while the Chassezac - although originating west of the Allier - descends towards the Ardèche and the Vallée du Rhône. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truc Du Chapelat
The Truc du Chapelat () is a peak in the Massif Central, part of the Margeride mountains. Toponymy ''Truc'' refers to a "large stone or rock" in Occitan. It is also a geological feature defining a hillock, a height covered with moorland. As for ''Chapelat'', it denotes a barren summit. Geography The Truc du Chapelat is located on a ridge line about 2.5 km as the crow flies from Truc de la Garde, in the municipality of Malzieu-Forain in Lozère. Its summit is crowned with a granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ... chaos. References Mountains of the Massif Central Mountains of Lozère {{Lozère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantal
Cantal (; or ) is a rural Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour, Cantal, Saint-Flour (the episcopal see) and Mauriac, Cantal, Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians ( or '). Cantal borders the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire, Aveyron, Lot (department), Lot, Lozère and Corrèze, in the Massif Central natural region. Along with neighbouring Lozère and Creuse, Cantal is among the most sparsely populated and geographically isolated departments of France and Aurillac is the departmental capital farthest removed from a major motorway. It had a population of 144,692 in 2019,Populations légales 2019: 15 Cantal INSEE making i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lozère
Lozère (; ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the east by Ardèche, to the south by Gard, to the west by Aveyron, and the northwest by Cantal. It is named after Mont Lozère. With 76,604 inhabitants as of 2019,Populations légales 2019: 48 Lozère INSEE Lozère is the least populous French department. History Lozère was created in 1790 during the French Revolution, when the whole of France was divided into departments, replacing the old Provinces of France, provinces. Lozère was formed from part of the old province of Languedoc. Pliny's Natural History praised the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puech David
Puech David is a summit in the Massif Central belonging to the Margeride mountains. Puech David is located on a ridge line approximately 2 km as the crow flies from the Signal de Randon, in the municipality of Monts-de-Randon in Lozère.''IGN maps'' available oGéoportail/ref> The summit is accessible via the (1,449 m), a path then leads up towards Puech. The original seat of the eight baronies of Gévaudan was located at Puech David. "Puech" is the French transcription of the Occitan term "puèg" in standardized spelling, or "puèch" in Mistralian spelling, derived from the Latin "ped" which gives "podium" and means "small height, mount, hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as Mountain, mountains. Hills ..., peak, mountain". References Mountains of the Massif Central Mountains of Loz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roc De Fenestre
The Roc de Fenestre () is a peak in the Margeride, a mountainous region of the Massif Central. It reaches an altitude of 1,489 meters in the Lozère department, in the municipality of La Panouse. A glazed lava Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a Natural satellite, moon onto its surface. Lava may be erupted at a volcano or through a Fissure vent, fractu ... orientation table was erected in 1995, created by Marie-Noëlle Lapouge. References Mountains of the Massif Central Mountains of Lozère {{Lozère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montagne Du Goulet
The Montagne du Goulet () is a peak located in the eastern part of the Lozère department, reaching an altitude of 1,497 meters and belonging to the Margeride massif. It is situated at the extreme north of the Cévennes National Park. Geography Topography Taking the shape of an eroded plateau approximately 20 km long in the west–east direction, and 5 to 6 km wide in the north–south direction, the Goulet forms a ridge strictly parallel to that of Mont Lozère (1,699 m) to the south and that of Moure de la Gardille (1,503 m) to the north.''IGN maps'' available oGéoportail/ref> Hydrology Many rivers have their source (including the Lot) on the mountain. It is located on the watershed between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Geology The Montagne du Goulet is geologically linked to the southern Cévennes. It is formed of shale, and a large fault to the north, oriented east–west, separates it from Triassic and Jurassic transgressive sedimentary formations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
