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The Cévennes are a range of mountains
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
 in south-central France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, covering parts of the départements of Gard
Gard

Gard is a departments of France located in Southern France France in the Languedoc-Roussillon Regions of France. It is named after the river Gardon ....
, Lozère
Lozère

Loz?re , is a departments of France in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Loz?re....
, Ardèche
Ardèche

Ard?che is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Ard?che River....
, and Haute-Loire
Haute-Loire

Haute-Loire is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Loire River....
.

The word Cévennes comes from the Gaulish
Gaulish language

The Gaulish language is the Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul before the Vulgar Latin of the late Roman Empire became dominant in Roman Gaul....
 Cebenna, which was Latinized by Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

'Gaius Julius Caesar' , July 13, 100 BC ? March 15, 44 BC,) was a Roman Republic military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
 to Cevenna. The Cévennes are named Cemmenon (??µµe???) in Strabo's Geographica
Geographica (Strabo)

The Geographica , or Geography, is a 17-volume encyclopedia of geographical knowledge written in Ancient Greek by Strabo, an educated citizen of the Roman empire of Greek and Georgian descent....
.

The average population density is 14/km².

The Cévennes are a part of the Massif Central
Massif Central

The Massif Central is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus.Subject to volcano 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 Rh?ne River and known in French language as the sillon rhodanien ....
. They run from southwest (Montagne Noire
Montagne Noire

The Montagne Noire is a mountain range in southwestern France. It is located at the southwestern end of the Massif Central. It is located in the border area of the Tarn, France, H?rault and Aude departments....
) to northeast (Monts du Vivarais
Vivarais

Vivarais refers to a part of France:*a traditional region in the south-east of the country, covering the d?partement of Ard?che, named after its capital Viviers, Ard?che on the river Rh?ne River....
), with the highest point being the Mont Lozère
Mont Lozère

Mont Loz?re is the highest peak in the C?vennes National Park of France. There is also a secondary peak, at .Mont Loz?re is commonly used for skiing during the winter months....
 (1702m).






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The Cévennes are a range of mountains
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
 in south-central France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, covering parts of the départements of Gard
Gard

Gard is a departments of France located in Southern France France in the Languedoc-Roussillon Regions of France. It is named after the river Gardon ....
, Lozère
Lozère

Loz?re , is a departments of France in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Loz?re....
, Ardèche
Ardèche

Ard?che is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Ard?che River....
, and Haute-Loire
Haute-Loire

Haute-Loire is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Loire River....
.

The word Cévennes comes from the Gaulish
Gaulish language

The Gaulish language is the Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul before the Vulgar Latin of the late Roman Empire became dominant in Roman Gaul....
 Cebenna, which was Latinized by Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

'Gaius Julius Caesar' , July 13, 100 BC ? March 15, 44 BC,) was a Roman Republic military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
 to Cevenna. The Cévennes are named Cemmenon (??µµe???) in Strabo's Geographica
Geographica (Strabo)

The Geographica , or Geography, is a 17-volume encyclopedia of geographical knowledge written in Ancient Greek by Strabo, an educated citizen of the Roman empire of Greek and Georgian descent....
.

The average population density is 14/km².

The Cévennes are a part of the Massif Central
Massif Central

The Massif Central is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus.Subject to volcano 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 Rh?ne River and known in French language as the sillon rhodanien ....
. They run from southwest (Montagne Noire
Montagne Noire

The Montagne Noire is a mountain range in southwestern France. It is located at the southwestern end of the Massif Central. It is located in the border area of the Tarn, France, H?rault and Aude departments....
) to northeast (Monts du Vivarais
Vivarais

Vivarais refers to a part of France:*a traditional region in the south-east of the country, covering the d?partement of Ard?che, named after its capital Viviers, Ard?che on the river Rh?ne River....
), with the highest point being the Mont Lozère
Mont Lozère

Mont Loz?re is the highest peak in the C?vennes National Park of France. There is also a secondary peak, at .Mont Loz?re is commonly used for skiing during the winter months....
 (1702m). Another notable peak is the Mont Aigoual
Mont Aigoual

Mont Aigoual is the highest point of the Gard Departments of France, France. It is part of the Massif Central, and it is located within the C?vennes National Park....
 (1567m). The Loire
Loire River

The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area....
 and Allier
Allier River

The Allier is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire River. Its source is in the Massif Central, in the Loz?re d?partement in France, east of Mende, Loz?re....
 flowing towards the Atlantic ocean, the Ardèche
Ardèche River

The Ard?che is a 125 km long river in south-central France, right tributary of the Rh?ne River. Its source is in the Massif Central, near the village of Astet....
 and tributary Chassezac
Chassezac

The Chassezac is an long river in the Loz?re, Gard and Ard?che departments of France, southern France, right tributary of the Ard?che River....
, Cèze
Cèze

The C?ze is a France river, a tributary of the Rhone. It runs through the Departments of France of Loz?re and Gard, in the Languedoc-Roussillon Regions of France....
, the different Gardons to the Rhône
Rhône River

The Rhone, or the Rh?ne is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France....
, Vidourle
Vidourle

The Vidourle is a river in southern France, flowing into the Mediterranean Sea in Le Grau-du-Roi. Its source is in the C?vennes mountains, northwest of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort....
, Hérault
Hérault River

The H?rault is a river of southern France. Its length is . Its source is in the C?vennes mountains. It reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Agde....
 and Dourbie
Dourbie

The Dourbie is a 72 km long river in southern France, left tributary of the Tarn River. Its source is north of Le Vigan, Gard, in the C?vennes. It flows generally west through the following departments of Frances and towns:...
 rivers to the sea source in the Cévennes. The region hosts Cévennes National Park
Cévennes National Park

The C?vennes National Park is a national park, located in southern France, in the mountainous area of C?vennes.The park was created in 1970. Its administrative seat is located in Florac at Florac Castle....
, created in 1970 and the Parc Naturel Régional des Monts d'Ardèche. Two canyons are near the region: the Gorges de la Jonte (the Jonte
Jonte

The Jonte is a river of southern France. It flows through the departments of Loz?re and Aveyron. It is a tributary of the Tarn River, which it joins in Le Rozier....
 River gorge) and the Gorges du Tarn
Gorges du Tarn

The Gorges du Tarn is a canyon formed by the Tarn River between the Causse M?jean and the Causse de Sauveterre, in southern France. The canyon is mainly located in the Loz?re departments of France, and partially in the Aveyron d?partement....
 (the Tarn River
Tarn River

The Tarn River is a long river in southern France , right tributary of the Garonne.The Tarn River runs in a roughly westerly direction, from its source at an altitude of 1,550 m on Mont Loz?re in the C?vennes mountains , through the deep gorges and canyons of the Gorges du Tarn , to Moissac in Tarn-et-Garonne, where it joins the Ga...
 gorge).

The region is known for its large community of Protestants, or Huguenots. During the reign of Louis XIV, much of the Huguenot population fled France, particularly following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Edict of Nantes

The Edict of Nantes was issued on 13 April 1598 by Henry IV of France to grant the Calvinism Protestants of France substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholicism....
 in 1685, but the community in the Cévennes largely remained in place, protected from attack by the hilly terrain. In 1702, this population, dubbed the Camisard
Camisard

Camisards were French Protestants of the rugged and isolated Cevennes region of south-central France, who raised an insurrection against the persecutions which followed the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685....
s, rose up against the monarchy. The two sides agreed to peace in 1715.

In French, the adjective derived from "Cévennes" is Cévenol (fem. Cévenole), as in d'Indy
Vincent d'Indy

Paul Marie Th?odore Vincent d'Indy was a French composer and teacher....
's Symphonie Cévenole, a composer of Ardèche
Ardèche

Ard?che is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Ard?che River....
 origin (known in English as his "Symphony on a French Mountain Air"). The mountain range also gives its name to a meteorological effect when cold air from the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 coast meets warm air of southern winds from the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea or Ocean off the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia....
 and causes heavy autumnal downpours, often leading to floods. These are called épisodes cévenols.

See also

  • Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
    Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes

    Travels with a Donkey in the C?vennes is one of Robert Louis Stevenson's earliest published works and is considered a pioneering classic of outdoor literature....
    , an 1879 book by Robert Louis Stevenson
    Robert Louis Stevenson

    Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson , was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and Travel writing. Stevenson was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Vladimir Nabokov, J....


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