The Truc de Fortunio is a summit of 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 ...

, a natural region located mainly 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 ...

, but also in

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and

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. 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

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area. The flora surrounding it consists of European dry heaths (

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), 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, utilizing a tower with a height of 105 meters, has been equipped since February 2009 to broadcast .

References

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