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Forêts National Park (French: Parc national de forêts) is a French national park located in the northeastern part of metropolitan France, not far from Dijon to the south. It protects the broad-leaved trees typical of the southeastern Paris Basin plateau.
French national parks in red, regional parks in green, marine parks in blue. The national parks of France are a system of eleven national parks throughout metropolitan France and its overseas departments, coordinated by National Parks of France (French: Parcs nationaux de France) within the French Office for Biodiversity (Office français pour la biodiversité), an établissement public à ...
Thabor Park (French: Parc du Thabor, Breton: Liorzhoù-kêr an Thabor), located in Rennes near the city center, is a public park built on over ten hectares. It has a mix of the characteristics of a French garden, an English garden and a large botanical garden. [1] Its name refers to a mountain overlooking Lake Tiberias in Israel, Mount Tabor. [2]
French regional natural parks (in green), national parks (in red) and marine natural parks (in blue). A regional nature park [1] or regional natural park (French: parc naturel régional or PNR) is a public establishment in France between local authorities and the French national government covering an inhabited rural area of outstanding beauty in order to protect the scenery and heritage as ...
Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques; Occitan: Parc Nacional dels Calanques) is a French national park located on the Mediterranean coast in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. It was established in 2012 and extends over 520 km 2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km 2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. [1]
Vanoise National Park (French: Parc national de la Vanoise) is a French national park between the Tarentaise and Maurienne valleys in the French Alps, containing the Vanoise massif. It was created in 1963 as the first national park in France. Vanoise National Park is in the département of Savoie.
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Morvan, pronounced [paʁk natyʁɛl ʁeʒjɔnal dy mɔʁvɑ̃]) is a protected area of woodlands, lakes and traditional farmland in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central France.
Mercantour National Park (French: Parc national du Mercantour) a French national park located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes departments.Since it was created in 1979, the park has proven popular, with 800,000 visitors annually enjoying the 600 km (372 mi) of marked footpaths and visiting its villages.