Central Massive
The Massif Central is a highland region in south-central France consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France. Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,000 years, these central mountains are separated from the Alps by a deep north–south cleft created by the Rhône river and known in French as the sillon rhodanien.
- Type: Upland with an elevation of 1,014 metres
- Description: elevated region in south-central France
- Also known as: “Central Massif”, “Masses centrâl”, “Massif Central”, and “マシフサントラル”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Château des Ternes (Les Ternes) and Église Saint-Martin des Ternes.
Dolmen de la Table au Loup
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cussac and Paulhac.
Cussac
Village
Paulhac
Village
Saint-Flour
Town
Saint-Flour is a commune in the south-central French… Saint-Flour is situated 8 km northeast of Central Massive.
Central Massive
- Categories: non-geologically related mountain range, upland, mountain range, and landform
- Location: Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45° north
Longitude
3° east
Elevation
1,014 metres (3,327 feet)
Open location code
8FQ52222+22
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Central Massive” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Sentraalmassief”
- Arabic: “جبال الكتلة المركزية”
- Arabic: “جبال الكتلة الوسطى”
- Armenian: “Կենտրոնական ֆրանսիական զանգված”
- Arpitan: “Massis centrâl”
- Basque: “Erdialdeko Mendigunea (Frantzia)”
- Basque: “Erdialdeko Mendigunea”
- Belarusian: “Цэнтральны масіў”
- Bosnian: “Centralni masiv”
- Breton: “Torosad Kreiz”
- Bulgarian: “Централен масив”
- Catalan: “Massís Septentrional”
- Cebuano: “Massif Central”
- Chinese: “法國中央高原”
- Corsican: “Massicciu Centrale”
- Croatian: “Središnji masiv”
- Czech: “Francouzské středohoří”
- Danish: “Centralmassivet”
- Dutch: “Centraal Massief”
- Esperanto: “Centra Masivo”
- Estonian: “Keskmassiiv”
- Finnish: “Ranskan keskiylänkö”
- French: “Massif central”
- French: “Massif Central”
- Georgian: “ცენტრალური მასივი”
- German: “Zentralmassiv”
- German: “Zentralplateau”
- Greek: “Μασίφ Σαντράλ”
- Hausa: “Massif na Tsakiya”
- Hebrew: “מסיב סנטרל”
- Hungarian: “Francia-középhegység”
- Icelandic: “Massif Central”
- Indonesian: “Massif Central”
- Italian: “Massiccio Centrale”
- Japanese: “中央高地”
- Kirghiz: “Борбордук франция массиви”
- Korean: “마시프상트랄”
- Latvian: “Centrālais masīvs”
- Lithuanian: “Centrinis masyvas”
- Macedonian: “Централен Масив”
- Northern Frisian: “Sentraalmasiif”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sentralmassivet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Massif Central”
- Norwegian: “Massif Central”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Massís Central”
- Persian: “ماسیف سانترال”
- Persian: “ماسیف سنترال”
- Polish: “Masyw Centralny”
- Portuguese: “Maciço central”
- Portuguese: “Maciço Central”
- Romanian: “Masivul Central”
- Russian: “Центральный массив”
- Serbian: “Централни масив”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Centralni masiv”
- Sicilian: “Massicciu cintrali”
- Slovak: “Centrálny masív (Francúzsko)”
- Slovak: “Centrálny masív”
- Slovenian: “Centralni masiv”
- Spanish: “Macizo Central”
- Swedish: “Centralmassivet”
- Thai: “มาซิฟซ็องทราล”
- Turkish: “Massif Central”
- Ukrainian: “Центральний масив”
- Venetian: “Masicio Sentrałe”
- Vietnamese: “Khối núi Trung tâm”
- Welsh: “Massif central”
- Western Frisian: “Sintraal Massyf”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Langlade and Les Ternes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Villedieu and Planèze.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Must-Visit Destinations
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