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Monts du Lyonnais

Coordinates: 45°39′N 4°32′E / 45.650°N 4.533°E / 45.650; 4.533
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The Monts du Lyonnais are a range of low-altitude mountains and eastern foothills of the Massif Central located in the Loire and Rhône departments in France.

Typical landscape of the Monts du Lyonnais

Geography

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The monts du Lyonnais' highest summit is the crêt Malherbe (946 m).

The Janon river running east from Terrenoire (now part of Saint-Étienne) and then the Gier continuing east from Saint-Chamond to meet the Rhone at Givors create a valley in the coal basin that separates Mont Pilat from the Monts du Lyonnais.[1]

References

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Citations

  1. ^ Gruner 1857, p. 58.

Sources

  • Gruner, Louis (1857). Description géologique et minéralogique du département de la Loire. Imprimerie impériale. p. 57. Retrieved 2013-08-19.

45°39′N 4°32′E / 45.650°N 4.533°E / 45.650; 4.533