List of volcanoes in France
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This is a list of inactive and potentially active volcanoes in metropolitan France.
The Chaîne des Puys, the largest volcanic ensemble in Europe, is located in metropolitan France.[1]
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |||
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m | ft | Coordinates | ||||
Chaîne des Puys | ||||||
Puy de Côme | 1252 | 4108 | 45.4747°N 2.5636°E | 5760 BC | ||
Puy de Dôme | 1464 | 4803 | 45.775°N 2.97°E | 8700 BC | ||
Puy de Lassolas | 1183 | 3881 | 45.4238°N 2.5730°E | 6200 BC | ||
Other | ||||||
Bas-Vivarais volcanic field[2] | - | - | - | 19,000 YA | ||
Cantal stratovolcano | 1855 | 6086 | 45.059°N 2.761°E | 2 MYA | ||
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 | - | ||
Devès massif | 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[3] | 744 | 2441 | 45.024°N 3.53°E | 2.5 MYA | ||
San Peyre[4] | 133 | 436 | 43.31°N 6.561°E | - | ||
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