Morvan Regional Natural Park

Morvan Regional Natural Park
Location within Bourgogne
LocationBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Nièvre
Côte-d'Or
Saône-et-Loire
Yonne, France
Coordinates47°09′43″N 4°03′00″E / 47.162°N 4.05°E / 47.162; 4.05
Established1970
Governing bodyFédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France
Websitehttp://www.parcdumorvan.org/

Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Morvan) is a protected area of woodlands, lakes and traditional farmland in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central France. It covers a total area of 285,000 hectares (700,000 acres)[1] and extends through four different departments with the majority being in Nièvre.[2] The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1970.[1]

The visitors center is dubbed Espace St-Brisson

The maison du parc (main visitors center) is located in the small commune of Saint-Brisson. It maintains one of the park's six natural history museums (Écomusée de Morvan).[2]

Member communes

The park includes 117 communes as well as five associated partner communes.[3]

Partner communes

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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 11 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b Nicola Williams; Oliver Berry; Steve Fallon (2009). France. Lonely Planet. pp. 487–488. ISBN 978-1-74104-915-2. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Liste des communes" (PDF) (in French). Parcdumorvan.org. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.

Sources

"Parc naturel régional du Morvan" (in French). Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

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