Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park
Trail in Gorges de Villiers
LocationNormandy
Pays de la Loire, Orne
Manche
Mayenne
Sarthe, France
Governing bodyFédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France
Websitewww.parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr

Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park (Fr.: Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine) is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the French regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire.[1]

Geography

Forest of Andaines

Spanning the departments of Orne, Manche, Mayenne, and Sarthe, the Normandie-Maine park was created in 1975 with a total area of 234,000 hectares (580,000 acres).[2] As of 2011, the parkland has expanded to a total area of 257,000 hectares (640,000 acres) and includes 164 communes with fourteen associated partner communes; the number of inhabitants within the park is approximately 171,000.[3][4] The park encompasses the Sarthe river valley and the large Forest of Andaines.[5]

Member communes

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2011). Le Petit Futé Normandie (in French). Petit Futé. p. 32. ISBN 978-2-7469-3056-8. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  2. ↑ IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (November 1990). 1990 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. IUCN. p. 89. ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Le Parc Naturel Régional Normandie-Maine (PNRNM)" (in French). Présentation DREAL. 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Fiche d'identité" (in French). Parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr. 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Berry, Oliver (2010). Brittany & Normandy. Lonely Planet. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-74104-238-2. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/

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