Margeride

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Location of the Margeride in the Massif Central

The Margeride is a landscape in the French Massif Central .

geography

The Margeride extends over the Cantal , Haute-Loire and Lozère departments in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitania regions . The Margeride is bounded by three rivers, the Truyère to the west, the Lot to the south and the Allier to the east .

landscape

The Margeride is a heavily wooded granite landscape, the relief of which was created in the course of early times. It used to belong to the county of Gévaudan and is characterized not only by forests but also by extensive pastures and heathland. The average altitude is between 1,000 and 1,500 m above sea level. d. The plateaus are littered with large granite blocks. The highest point is the Signal de Randon at 1,551 meters. In the past, the two reservoirs of Lac de Charpal and Lac de Naussac were created.

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