Orient Forest Regional Natural Park

Coordinates: 48°18′43″N 4°24′16″E / 48.31193238°N 4.40433556°E / 48.31193238; 4.40433556

Orient Forest Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient)
Protected Area
Country	France
State	Aube
Region	Champagne-Ardenne
Coordinates	48°18′43″N 4°24′16″E / 48.31193238°N 4.40433556°E / 48.31193238; 4.40433556
Established	1970
Management	Fédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France
IUCN category	V - Protected Landscape/Seascape
Website: www.pnr-foret-orient.fr

Orient Forest Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient) is a protected area of woodlands and lakes in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. It covers a total area of 70,000 hectares (170,000 acres)^[1] The parkland encompasses the large Forest of Orient as well as three man-made lakes: Lac d'Orient, Lac du Temple, and Lac Amance.^[2] The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1970.^[1]

Member communes

The park includes the following member communes:^[3]

• Amance • Argançon • Assencières
• Blaincourt-sur-Aube • Bossancourt • Bouranton • Brévonnes • Briel-sur-Barse • Brienne-la-Vieille • Brienne-le-Château
• Champ-sur-Barse • Chauffour-lès-Bailly • Courteranges
• Dienville • Dolancourt • Dosches
• Épagne
• Géraudot
• Jessains • Juvanzé
• Lassicourt • Laubressel • Lesmont • La Loge-aux-Chèvres • Lusigny-sur-Barse • Luyères
• Magny-Fouchard • Maison-des-Champs • Maizières-lès-Brienne • Mathaux • Mesnil-Saint-Père • Mesnil-Sellières • Molins-sur-Aube • Montiéramey • Montreuil-sur-Barse
• Onjon
• Pel-et-Der • Piney • Précy-Notre-Dame • Précy-Saint-Martin • Puits-et-Nuisement
• Radonvilliers • Rosnay-l'Hôpital • La Rothière • Rouilly-Sacey
• Saint-Christophe-Dodinicourt • Saint-Léger-sous-Brienne
• Thennelières • Trannes
• Unienville
• Val-d'Auzon • Vauchonvilliers • Vendeuvre-sur-Barse • Villemoyenne

Lakes

The three man-made lakes offer sport and leisure activities for visitors. The largest lake, Lac d'Orient, covers 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) and includes two marinas and three sand beaches.^[2]

• 

  Lac Amance

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  Lac du Temple

• 

  Lac d'Orient

See also

• List of regional natural parks of France

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. http://books.google.com/books?id=0uhtNruyLzkC&pg=PA89. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Michelin (2010). Michelin Green Guide Alsace Lorraine Champagne. Michelin Apa Publications. p. 427. ISBN 978-1-906261-72-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=2x4ZoAxhmbAC&pg=PA427. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
3. ^ :"Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient" (in French). Annuaire-mairie.fr. 2011. http://www.annuaire-mairie.fr/liste-des-communes-du-parc-naturel-regional-de-la-foret-d-orient.html. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 

External links

• Official park website (French)
• Official park website (English)

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