List of volcanoes in France explained

See main article: Lists of volcanoes. 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
mftCoordinates
Chaîne des Puys
Puy de Côme 1252 4108 45.4747°N 2.5636°W 5760 BC
1464 4803 45.775°N 2.97°W 8700 BC
1183 3881 45.4238°N 2.573°W 6200 BC
Other
Bas-Vivarais volcanic field[2] - - - 19,000 YA
1855 6086 45.059°N 2.761°W 2 MYA
Ile Julia (sovereignty disputed) -8 -26 37.1°N 12.43°W 1863 AD
618 2028 43.3°N 6.49°W -
1417 4649 45.02°N 3.38°W 600,000 YA
1551 5089 44.8444°N 4.22°W -
Puy de Sancy/Monts Dore1886 6188 45.5283°N 2.8142°W 200,000 YA
Le Puy-en-Velay[3] 744 2441 45.024°N 3.53°W 2.5 MYA
San Peyre[4] 133436 43.31°N 6.561°W -

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Treasures of the volcanoes: France's Auvergne mountains . 16 September 2022 . France24 . 12 April 2021.
  2. News: Callaway . Ewen . "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" May Hold Earliest Painting of Volcanic Eruption . 28 April 2021 . Scientific American . 19 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Cook . Terri . Travels in Geology: Lentils, lace and lava: France's Massif Central . 28 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Crevola . Gilbert . Etude géologique de la colline du San Peyre et des Rochers des Pendus à l'extrémité nord-orientale du massif de l'Estérel (Mandelieu-La Napoule, Alpes-Maritimes) . 28 April 2021.