Morvan
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[[Image:Landscape, Morvan, France.JPG|thumb|Typical late spring landscape in the Morvan]]
[[Image:Landscape, Morvan, France (2).JPG|thumb|Typical early autumn landscape in the Morvan]]
*''[[Morman|Morvan]] was also the legendary chief of Léon, in Breton folktales''. [http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/lrb/lrb11.htm]
*''[[Morvan's syndrome]] is a disorder of the brain's potassium levels.''
*''For the [[French people|French]] [[comics]] author, see full name [[Jean-David Morvan]]''.
The '''Morvan''' is a mountainous massif lying just to the west of the [[Côte d'Or (escarpment)|Côte d'Or]] [[escarpment]] in [[Burgundy]], [[France]]. It is a northerly extension of the [[Massif Central]] and is of [[Variscan orogeny|Variscan]] age. It is composed of [[granite]]s and [[basalt]]s and formed a [[promontory]] extending northwards into the [[Jurassic]] sea.
==Music==
The [http://www.vitalsudmorvan.org Morvan] has a strong folk musical tradition. It uses musical ideas from lots of other cultures and combine them to make their own. See [[Music of France]] and [[Bagpipes]].
==The regional park==
At its heart nowadays, is the [[Parc Régional du Morvan]]. Its main town is [[Château-Chinon]] on the D978 between [[Nevers]] and [[Autun]]. Several of its valleys have been [[dam]]med to form [[lake|reservoirs]].
==External links==
This is a relatively unknown place internationally, so most information is in French.
*[http://france-for-visitors.com/burgundy/morvan/index.html A summary of The Morvan with pictures.] In English.
*[http://lormes.net Lormes, a place in the Morvan] In English.
*[http://www.sdlyonne.com/frsdlymorvan.htm Description of The Morvan]. In French.
*[http://www.vitalsudmorvan.org/parcdumorvan.html parc du morvan] and pollution sources.
*[http://perso.orange.fr/bernard.lecomte/lormes/morvan/index.html Le Morvan]. In French.
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