Monts du Lyonnais
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.
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Typical landscape of the Monts du Lyonnais
Geography
The monts du Lyonnais' highest summit is the crêt Malherbe (934m).
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
Citations
- ↑ Gruner 1857, p. 58.
Sources
- Gruner, Louis (1857). Description géologique et minéralogique du département de la Loire. Imprimerie impériale. Retrieved 2013-08-19.