Grands Causses Regional Natural Park in Occitanie
Friday, 21 August 2020 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks , Environment , UNESCO World Heritage
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The Regional Nature Park Grands Causses (French: Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses) is located in the
French department of
Aveyron in the
Occitania region. The nature park was founded on May 6, 1995 and today covers an area of around 327,000 hectares. The park administration is based in
Millau , where the “Maison du Parc” is located. The park is made up of 93 municipalities with a catchment area of around 68,000 inhabitants. A part of the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park is the
Causses and Cévennes Property , which in turn is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Larger towns in the park are
Millau ,
Saint-Affrique ,
Sévérac d’Aveyron (Commune nouvelle; formerly:
Sévérac-le-Château ),
Creissels ,
Vabres-l’Abbaye and
Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon .
The park extends approximately between the places:
The city of Millau lies in the center of the park. The nature park borders the Cevennes National Park in the east and the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park in the south.
Saint-Jean-du-Bruel © panoramio.com - Henk Monster/cc-by-3.0
The park includes the following
natural landscapes and
biotopes :
the Causses (English: limestone plateaus)
the Avant-Causses (English: Causse foothills)
the Rougiers (English: Red Land) and
the monts (English: mountains).
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