List of volcanoes in France
This is a list of inactive and potentially active volcanoes in France.
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Bas-Vivarais volcanic field[1] | - | - | - | 19,000 YA |
| Cantal stratovolcano | 1855 | 6086 | 45.059°N 2.761°E | 2 MYA |
| Chaîne des Puys | 1464 | 4803 | 45.775°N 2.97°E | 4040 BC |
| Ile Julia (sovereignty disputed) | -8 | -26 | 37.10°N 12.43°E | 1863 AD |
| Massif de l'Esterel | 618 | 2028 | 43.30°N 6.49°E | - |
| Massif du Devès | 1417 | 4649 | 45.02°N 3.38°E | 600,000 YA |
| Mont Gerbier de Jonc | 1551 | 5089 | 44°50′40″N 4°13′12″E | - |
| Puy de Sancy/Monts Dore | 1886 | 6188 | 45°31′42″N 2°48′51″E | 200,000 YA |
| Le Puy-en-Velay[2] | 744 | 2441 | 45.024°N 3.53°E | 2.5 MYA |
| San Peyre[3] | 133 | 436 | 43.31°N 6.561°E | - |
See also
References
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- Cook, Terri. "Travels in Geology: Lentils, lace and lava: France's Massif Central". Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- Crevola, Gilbert. "Etude géologique de la colline du San Peyre et des Rochers des Pendus à l'extrémité nord-orientale du massif de l'Estérel (Mandelieu-La Napoule, Alpes-Maritimes)" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).
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