Mount Gerbier de Jonc and the Loire springs

The Loire has its source at the foot of Mont Gerbier de Rush. In reality, the sources of the Loire are three in number and are all located at the foot of Mont Gerbier de Rush. The presence of these three sources is due to the fact that the Mont Gerbier is a water table (from the Greek " Phréas " well) and water and out of the ground in many places, they join to form the Loire, which down the valley south of Mont Gerbier.

Mont Gerbier de Rush is a protrusion that would phonolitic dated 8 million years ago, it was declared " heritage site " in 1933.

The origin and etymology of the Mont Gerbier de Rush comes from the words " Gar " meaning rock and " jugum " to the mountains. It should be noted at the foot of a basalt flow based on the crystalline basement. Mont Gerbier de Rush is famous by its unique shape and its extraordinary natural and wild wealth but also because it is the true symbol of the sources of the Loire.

Altitude: 1551 m.