Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park

Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park
Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine)
Protected Area
Trail in Gorges de Villiers
Country France
State Orne
Manche
Mayenne
Sarthe
Region Basse-Normandie
Pays-de-la-Loire
Website: www.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 Basse-Normandie and Pays-de-la-Loire.[1]

Contents

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

See also

  • List of regional natural parks of France

References

  1. ^ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2011) (in French). Le Petit Futé Normandie. Petit Futé. p. 32. ISBN 2746930560. http://books.google.com/books?id=mmWW7-darhMC&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false. 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. http://books.google.com/books?id=0uhtNruyLzkC&pg=PA88. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Le Parc Naturel Régional Normandie-Maine (PNRNM)" (in French). Présentation DREAL. 2011. http://www.basse-normandie.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/le-parc-naturel-regional-normandie-a445.html. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 
  4. ^ "Fiche d'identité" (in French). Parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr. 2011. http://www.parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/scripts/site/04_page.php?cont_id=1&cont_appli_id=6&page_id=9&menu_id=9. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 
  5. ^ Berry, Oliver (2010). Brittany & Normandy. Lonely Planet. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-74104-238-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=AwgnmMTOgTAC&pg=PA181. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 

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