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Truc du Chapelat

Coordinates: 44°53′12″N 3°24′27″E / 44.88667°N 3.40750°E / 44.88667; 3.40750
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Truc du Chapelat
Truc du Chapelat is located in France
Truc du Chapelat
Truc du Chapelat
France
Highest point
Elevation1,442 m (4,731 ft)
Coordinates44°53′12″N 3°24′27″E / 44.88667°N 3.40750°E / 44.88667; 3.40750
Geography
LocationLozère, France
Parent rangeMargeride (Massif Central)

The Truc du Chapelat is a peak in the Massif Central, part of the Margeride mountains.

Toponymy

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Truc refers to a "large stone or rock" in Occitan.[1] It is also a geological feature defining a hillock, a height covered with moorland. As for Chapelat, it denotes a barren summit.[2]

Geography

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The Truc du Chapelat is located on a ridge line about 2.5 km as the crow flies from Truc de la Garde, in the municipality of Malzieu-Forain in Lozère.[citation needed]

Its summit is crowned with a granite chaos.

References

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  1. ^ Granet, Clara (2020-03-27). "Comment ça, un "Truc" ?". Margeride en gévaudan (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ^ "Les noms de lieux en France. Glossaire de termes dialectaux". www.youscribe.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.