Écrins National Park

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Borders of the park and principal summits, towns and rivers
Borders of the park and principal summits, towns and rivers

Écrins National Park (in French Parc national des Écrins) is one of seven French national parks. It is a mountainous region in the Alps south of Grenoble and north of Gap.

The park has been awarded the European Diploma of Protected Areas.

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The Écrins National Park covers the territory of the following communes:

Ancelle, Aspres-les-Corps, Bénévent-et-Charbillac, Besse-en-Oisans, Buissard, Chabottes, Champcella, Champoléon, Chantelouve, Châteauroux-les-Alpes, Chauffayer, Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans, Crots, Embrun, Entraigues, Freissinières, L'Argentière-la-Bessée, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, La Grave, La Motte-en-Champsaur, Lavaldens, Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Le Monêtier-les-Bains, Le Périer, Les Costes, Les Infournas, Les Vigneaux, Mizoën, Mont-de-Lans, Orcières, Oris en Rattier, Ornon, Oulles, Pelvoux, Prunières, Puy-Saint-Vincent, Puy-Saint-Eusèbe, Puy-Sanières, Réallon, Réotier, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Bonnet, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Saint-Clément-sur-Durance, Saint-Eusèbe-en-Champsaur, Saint-Firmin, Saint-Jacques-en-Valgaudemar, Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur, Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes, Saint-Maurice-en-Valgodemard, Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol, Savines-le-lac, Valbonnais, Valjouffrey, Vallouise, Vénosc, Villar-d'Arène, Villard-Notre-Dame, Villard-Reymond, Villar-Loubière.

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