Massif Central

France's mountains from space (Taken by NASA)

The Massif Central is a range of mountains in the south of France. Many extinct volcanos can be found there, the largest concentration in the world with 450 volcanos. It is separated from the Alps by the valley of the Rhone.

These departments are usually considered as part of the Massif Central: Allier, Ardèche, Aveyron, Cantal, Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Loire, Haute-Vienne, Loire, Lot, Lozère, and Puy-de-Dôme.

Mountains

Here are some well-known mountains in the massif central:

• Puy de Dôme (1464 m)
• Puy de Sancy (1886 m)
• Plomb du Cantal (1855 m)
• Mont Lozère (1702 m), the highest non-volcanic summit
• Mont Aigoual (1567 m), near Le Vigan

Geography

Massif central on a Map of France

The Massif Central is a very important mountain range in France. It is the fourth highest, the Alps, the Pyrénées, and Corsica are higher; Jura, Vosges, Morvan and Ardennes are lower.

Pictures

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  This railway bridge was made by Gustave Eiffel who also built the Eiffel tower. It is called Garabit viaduct

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