Puy (peak)

Puy (from Latin podium "hill") is in its original meaning the French name for the shape of a volcanic mountain peak in the Massif Central . These peaks are usually in the form of a cone or a dome .

Puy de Mercœur - a typical Puy

Examples:

• Chaîne des Puys
• Puy de Dôme
• Puy Griou
• Puy Mary
• Puy de Sancy

Gradually, however, it has become common practice to also designate some peaks that look similar but are not of volcanic origin as puy.

A large number of place, field and proper names have naturally been derived from such striking mountain shapes:

See also

• Le Puy , French commune of the same name
• Dupuy , derived proper names

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