Morvan Regional Natural Park

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Morvan Regional Natural Park
Location within Bourgogne
LocationBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Nièvre
Côte-d'Or
Saône-et-Loire
Yonne, France
Coordinates47°09′43″N 4°03′00″E / 47.162°N 4.05°E / 47.162; 4.05
Established1970
Governing bodyFédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France
Websitehttp://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 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central France. It covers a total area of 285,000 hectares (700,000 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

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The park includes 117 communes as well as five associated partner communes.[3]

Partner communes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b Nicola Williams; Oliver Berry; Steve Fallon (2009). France. Lonely Planet. pp. 487–488. ISBN 978-1-74104-915-2. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Liste des communes" (PDF) (in French). Parcdumorvan.org. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.

Sources

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"Parc naturel régional du Morvan" (in French). Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

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