The Saint-Cyr Range
A major part of this range is located on the Marseille area. The North-East of the range spreads out between La Penne-sur-Huveaune and Aubagne. Its peak is Mount Carpiagne (646 m). Two peaks of the Saint-Cyr Range are in the Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Étoile:
- La Candolle (404 m), overlooking La Penne-sur-Huveaune,
- Le Télégraphe (321 m), overlooking La Penne-sur-Huveaune and Aubagne.
The range, consisting of limestone rocks only, is carved by multiple valleys that suggest a star-shaped hydrographic network around the mountaintops, none of which having a river running through, except after heavy rainfalls.
