Puech David is a summit in the Massif Central belonging to the

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 s ...

mountains. Puech David is located on a ridge line approximately 2 km

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from the

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, in the municipality of Monts-de-Randon in

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 ...

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/ref> The summit is accessible via the (1,449 m), a path then leads up towards Puech. The original seat of the eight

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Gévaudan Gévaudan (; ) is a historical area of France in Lozère ''département''. It took its name from the Gabali, a Gallic tribe. History After the conquest of Gaul, the Romans preserved the capital city of the Gabali, ''Anderitum'', which they ...

was located at Puech David. "Puech" is the French transcription of the

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term "puèg" in standardized spelling, or "puèch" in Mistralian spelling, derived from the

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"ped" which gives "podium" and means "small height,

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Mountains of the Massif Central Mountains of Lozère {{Lozère-geo-stub