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The Plateau de Millevaches (in Occitan Replanat de Miuvachas) is an upland area in the Limousin ''région'' of France. It covers approximately 3,500 km² and crosses the boundaries of three French ''départements'': the Corrèze, the Creuse and the Haute-Vienne. The majority of the area is at an altitude of between 600m and 1000m. ==Etymology== ''Millevacas'' (12th century); ''Mille vacce'' (14th century, Latinized Form). The Plateau de Millevaches or Millevaches Massif reportedly means "thousand cows" according to the ancient mentions. In the original North Occitan language, it sounds ''miuvachas'' (''mila'' being occitan for "one thousand" and ''vacas'' "cows"). Brown Limousin cattle are, in fact, ubiquitous on all but the highest parts of the massif. However, the place-name is more a comparison between the landscape and the cows, because the granite stones staying stuck to another resemble cows.〔:fr:Ernest Nègre〕 Another serious explanation〔:fr:Albert Dauzat〕 says Celtic ''melo'' "haught" and Latin ''vacua'' "empty". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plateau de Millevaches」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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