Orient Forest Regional Natural Park
| Orient Forest Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient) | |
| Protected Area | |
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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| State | Aube |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Coordinates | 48°18′43″N 4°24′16″E / 48.31193238°N 4.40433556°ECoordinates: 48°18′43″N 4°24′16″E / 48.31193238°N 4.40433556°E |
| Established | 1970 |
| Management | Fédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France |
| style=""color: #cde5b2"" | 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]
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Lac Amance
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Lac du Temple
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Lac d'Orient
See also
- List of regional natural parks of France
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 9 November 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michelin (2010). Michelin Green Guide Alsace Lorraine Champagne. Michelin Apa Publications. p. 427. ISBN 978-1-906261-72-6. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑
- "Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient" (in French). Annuaire-mairie.fr. 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
External links
- Official park website (French)
- Official park website (English)