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Hohe Tauern National Park (Nationalpark Hohe Tauern) (1981) Limestone Alps National Park (Nationalpark Kalkalpen) (1997) Gesäuse National Park (2002) Nock Mountain National Park (Nationalpark Nockberge) (1987, only IUCN category V)
While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the Mont Blanc massif, are shared with Switzerland and Italy. At 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), Mont Blanc, on the France–Italy border, is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the highest Western European mountain. [1]
French national parks protect a total area of 26,168 square kilometres (10,104 sq mi) in core area and 30,651 square kilometres (11,834 sq mi) in buffer zones. This puts over 9.5% of French territory under the protection of national parks; 29.5% of French lands and 22% of French waters are covered by some level of protection.
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.
The Mer de Glace is the longest glacier in the range as well as the longest in France and the second longest in the Alps. [6]: 23 [7]: 24 The debris-covered Miage Glacier on the southern side of the massif is the longest in Italy. [8]: 39 The summit of Mont Blanc is an ice cap whose thickness varies from year to year. [9] [10]
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.