Pilat Regional Natural Park
| Pilat Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional du Pilat) | |
| Protected Area | |
 | |
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| State | Loire Rhône |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
Pilat Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Pilat) is a protected area of mountainous countryside in the Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. The park spans the departments of Loire and Rhône, and covers a total area of 65,000 hectares (160,000 acres).[1]
The mountain terrain ranges from 140 metres (460 ft) to 1,432 metres (4,698 ft) in elevation.[2] Forty-seven communes dot the landscape,[3] with approximately fifty thousand residents.[2] The land was officially designated a regional natural park in 1974.[1]
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Saint-Appolinard commune, Massif Pilat in background
Member communes
The park includes 47 member communes:[4]
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 26 August 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The remarkable region of Pilat". Parc du Pilat. 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ↑ "Pilat FAQ" (in French). Parc du Pilat. 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ↑ "Les communes du Pilat" (in French). Parc-naturel-pilat.fr. 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
External links
- Official park website (French)