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
Name	m	ft	Coordinates	Last eruption
Chaîne des Puys
Puy de Côme	1252	4108	45°28′29″N 2°33′49″E / 45.4747°N 2.5636°E / 45.4747; 2.5636	5760 BC
Puy de Dôme	1464	4803	45°46′30″N 2°58′12″E / 45.775°N 2.97°E / 45.775; 2.97	8700 BC
Puy de Lassolas	1183	3881	45°25′26″N 2°34′23″E / 45.4238°N 2.5730°E / 45.4238; 2.5730	6200 BC
Other
Bas-Vivarais volcanic field^[2]	-	-	-	19,000 YA
Cantal stratovolcano	1855	6086	45°03′32″N 2°45′40″E / 45.059°N 2.761°E / 45.059; 2.761	2 MYA
Ile Julia (sovereignty disputed)	-8	-26	37°06′N 12°26′E / 37.10°N 12.43°E / 37.10; 12.43	1863 AD
Massif de l'Esterel	618	2028	43°18′N 6°29′E / 43.30°N 6.49°E / 43.30; 6.49	-
Devès massif	1417	4649	45°01′N 3°23′E / 45.02°N 3.38°E / 45.02; 3.38	600,000 YA
Mont Gerbier de Jonc	1551	5089	44°50′40″N 4°13′12″E / 44.84444°N 4.22000°E / 44.84444; 4.22000	-
Puy de Sancy/Monts Dore	1886	6188	45°31′42″N 2°48′51″E / 45.52833°N 2.81417°E / 45.52833; 2.81417	200,000 YA
Le Puy-en-Velay^[3]	744	2441	45°01′26″N 3°31′48″E / 45.024°N 3.53°E / 45.024; 3.53	2.5 MYA
San Peyre^[4]	133	436	43°18′36″N 6°33′40″E / 43.31°N 6.561°E / 43.31; 6.561	-

References

Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).