Where is Pic Saint-Loup located?
- North of Montpellier
- North of Nice
- North of Marseille
Considered the “Sainte-Victoire” of Languedoc, the Pic Saint-Loup mountain is located about 20 km north of Montpellier.
Which range, which was originally as high as the Alps, straddles France and Belgium?
- The Ardennes
- The Argonne
- La Woëvre
The Ardennes are a very old massif, the highest peak of which rises to 700 meters. Argonne and Woëvre are two hilly regions in the Meuse, in Lorraine, very close to the south of Belgium.
What is the name of the small massif to the west of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the center of the Avignon – Arles – Salon-de-Provence triangle?
- Sainte-Victoire
- The Alpilles
- The Calanques
With their Mediterranean climate, protected from the mistral and frost, the Alpilles have become a real reserve for people and extremely wealthy owners.
Which mountain range in the central massif, between Gard and Lozère, was crossed by Robert Louis Stevenson with his donkey in the fall of 1878?
- Le Larzac
- The Cévennes
- Aubrac
The famous Scottish author's hike gave rise to a very beautiful travel story, Travel with a donkey in the Cévennes. Larzac and Aubrac, moreover, are high plateaus and not mountains.
What is the highest peak in the Pyrenees?
- The pic d'Aneto
- The Midi peak
- The Canigou peak
With an altitude of 3,404 meters, the Aneto peak culminates in the Pyrenees. It is located in Spain.
How high is Roc'h Ruz, the highest peak in Brittany?
- 292 meters
- 341 meters
- 385 meters
They will never ski on it, but the Bretons are proud of it!
In which massif is the town of Gérardmer located?
- The Alps
- The Jura
- The Vosges
Gérardmer, the “Pearl of the Vosges”, hosts Fantastic'Arts every year, the international fantasy film festival.
Which of these cities is not in the Luberon massif?
The Luberon is a massif in the Pre-Alps, straddling the departments of Vaucluse and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 70 kilometers north of Marseille. It extends 60 km from east to west with an average width of 5 km.
In which region is the Morvan massif located?
- In Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
- In Burgundy-Franche-Comté
- In Occitania
The Morvan stretches between Auxerre, Dijon and Nevers, in the heart of Burgundy. It is the significant relief closest to the Paris metropolitan area. Its highest point, Haut Folin, is at 900 meters.
What is the highest peak in Corsica?
- Le Monte Cinto
- The White Cape
- La Punta Minuta
Corsica has almost 120 summits of more than 2000 meters. Among them, Monte Cinto (2,706 m), Capu Biancu (2,562 m) and Punta Minuta (2,556 m), the highest point of the Corsican watershed.
Subsidiary question. What is the average altitude of France?
- 342 meters
- 423 meters
- 570 meters
Several studies have concluded that the average altitude of France is 342 meters, or 297 meters if Corsica is excluded.
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