Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de la haute vallée de Chevreuse) | |
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Country | France |
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State | Yvelines Essonne |
Region | Île-de-France |
IUCN category | V - Protected Landscape/Seascape |
Website: www.parc-naturel-chevreuse.fr/ | |
Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional de la haute vallée de Chevreuse) is a protected area in the Île-de-France region of northern France. It is a verdant rural area outside Paris, designated as a regional natural park because it contains a wide variety of unique historical sites.
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The parkland spans two departments, Yvelines and Essonne, and connects fifty-one separate communes along the Chevreuse valley of the river Yvette. The park's main office is located in Chevreuse in a medieval fortress, the Château de la Madeleine.[1]
The land was officially designated as a parc naturel régional (PNR) in 1985, with a total area of 25,600 hectares (63,000 acres).[2]