Morvan Regional Natural Park
| Morvan Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional du Morvan) | |
| Protected Area | |
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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| State | Nièvre Côte-d'Or Saône-et-Loire Yonne |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Coordinates | 47°09′43″N 4°03′00″E / 47.162°N 4.05°ECoordinates: 47°09′43″N 4°03′00″E / 47.162°N 4.05°E |
| Established | 1970 |
| Management | Fédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France |
| Website: http://www.parcdumorvan.org/ | |
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Morvan) is a protected area of woodlands, lakes and traditional farmland in the Burgundy region of central France. It covers a total area of 173,000 hectares (430,000 acres)[1] and extends through four different departments with the majority being in Nièvre.[2] The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1970.[1]
The visitors center is dubbed Espace St-Brisson
The maison du parc (main visitors center) is located in the small commune of Saint-Brisson. It maintains one of the park's six natural history museums (Écomusée de Morvan).[2]
Member communes
The park includes 117 communes as well as five associated partner communes.[3][4]
- Aisy-sous-Thil • Alligny-en-Morvan • Anost • Antully • Arleuf • Arnay-le-Duc • Asquins • Autun • Avallon
- Bard-le-Régulier • Bazoches • Beauvilliers • Blanot • Blismes • Brassy • Brazey-en-Morvan • Bussières
- Cervon • Chalaux • Champeau-en-Morvan • Chastellux-sur-Cure • Château-Chinon (Campagne) • Château-Chinon (Ville) • Châtillon-en-Bazois • Châtin • Chaumard • Chissey-en-Morvan • Corancy • Cussy-en-Morvan
- Domecy-sur-Cure • Dommartin • Dompierre-en-Morvan • Dun-les-Places • Dun-sur-Grandry
- Étang-sur-Arroux
- Fâchin • Foissy-lès-Vézelay • Fontenay-près-Vézelay
- Gâcogne • Gien-sur-Cure • Glux-en-Glenne • Gouloux
- Island
- Juillenay
- La Celle-en-Morvan • La Comelle • La Grande-Verrière • La Motte-Ternant • La Petite-Verrière • La Roche-en-Brenil • Lacour-d'Arcenay • Larochemillay • Lavault-de-Frétoy • Liernais • Lormes • Lucenay-l'Évêque • Luzy
- Magny • Marigny-l'Église • Ménessaire • Mhère • Millay • Molphey • Montigny-en-Morvan • Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy • Montlay-en-Auxois • Montreuillon • Montsauche-les-Settons • Moulins-Engilbert • Moux-en-Morvan
- Onlay • Ouroux-en-Morvan
- Pierre-Perthuis • Planchez • Poil • Pontaubert • Pouques-Lormes • Précy-sous-Thil • Préporché
- Quarré-les-Tombes
- Roussillon-en-Morvan • Rouvray
- Saint-Agnan • Saint-Andeux • Saint-André-en-Morvan • Saint-Brisson • Saint-Didier • Saint-Didier-sur-Arroux • Saint-Germain-de-Modéon • Saint-Germain-des-Champs • Saint-Hilaire-en-Morvan • Saint-Honoré-les-Bains • Saint-Léger-de-Fougeret • Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray • Saint-Léger-Vauban • Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer • Saint-Martin-du-Puy • Saint-Père • Saint-Péreuse • Saint-Prix-lès-Arnay • Sainte-Magnance • Saulieu • Savilly • Sermages • Sincey-lès-Rouvray • Sommant
- Tharoiseau • Thil-sur-Arroux • Thoisy-la-Berchère
- Uchon
- Vauclaix • Vézelay • Vianges • Vic-sous-Thil • Villapourçon • Villargoix • Villiers-en-Morvan
Partner communes
See also
References
- 1 2 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 11 August 2011.
- 1 2 Nicola Williams; Oliver Berry; Steve Fallon (2009). France. Lonely Planet. pp. 487–488. ISBN 978-1-74104-915-2. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ↑ "Liste des communes" (PDF) (in French). Parcdumorvan.org. 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Informations sur le villes, villages, et mairies" (in French). Annuaire-mairie.fr. 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Morvan Regional Natural Park. |
- Official park website (French)
- Morvan tourism association (English)
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