Montsauche-les-Settons () is a commune in the Nièvre department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in central France.INSEE commune file Montsauche-les Settons is completely rural, the commune composed of a settlement, half of Lac des Settons (lake), and a few dispersed hamlets.
Geography
The commune of Montsauche-les Settons is centrally located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the Morvan mountainous massif, at the heart of the protected natural area of the Parc naturel régional du Morvan.
The settlement, located 3 km from the lake, contains all the businesses and essential services of the area. The lake area's economy is organized around tourism, while the principal economic activity of the surrounding hamlets is raising cattle and Christmas tree farming.
The associated historical place names of the area are:
Abattis ou Les Habattées Argoulois ou Argoulais (1512) les Avonnières or Les Avoignières Bois-Bouché Bois Grands Champs le Bois l'Abbesse Bonnin or Bonin Bouquin (destroyed mill) la Brosse Champ du Pont Champgazon or Champ-Gazon les Champigneux la Croix des Chazelles Creux de Fonteny or Crots de Fonteny le Détrapis (les Détrapés) ou les Trapis la Faye or la Faix (1618) les Branlasses Gadreys les Grands-Bois le Gué la Guette or la Gaitte (1407) l'Huis Gaumont l'Huis Grillot (hameau détruit) Mallerin Montélesme Montgirault Moulin de Nataloup(x) Nataloup(x) or Nathaloup (1605) Outre Cure or Oultre-Cure (1607) Palmarou(x) or Pallemarou (1638) Pré Gaumont Roche Rue de la Garenne (ruisseau) la Verrerie
See also Communes of the Nièvre department Parc naturel régional du Morvan
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