The Morvan ( French pronunciation: [mɔʁvɑ̃] ; historically Morvand from the Latin Murvinnum c. 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.
2-652: It is the smallest mountain area in France in terms of landmass covered, as well as the lowest, with a maximum altitude of 901 metres (2,956 feet) at Haut-Folin . The Morvan is located across the Côte-d'Or , Nièvre , Saône-et-Loire and Yonne departments in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France. At its heart nowadays is the protected area of Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Morvan ). Its main town
4-693: Is Château-Chinon , Nièvre on the D978 road between Nevers and Autun . Several of its valleys have been dammed to form reservoirs . The Morvan has a strong musical tradition. It uses musical ideas from many other cultures and combines them to make its own. Internationally, Morvan is relatively unknown, so most information is in French. 47°05′N 4°00′E / 47.083°N 4.000°E / 47.083; 4.000 Haut-Folin Haut-Folin ( French pronunciation: [o fɔlɛ̃] ) in
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