Coordinates: 45°23′38″N 4°35′09″E / 45.39389°N 4.58583°E / 45.39389; 4.58583

Pilat Regional Natural Park

From The Right Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
Pilat Regional Natural Park
File:Pilat trois dents.jpg
LocationAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Loire
Rhône, France
Governing bodyFédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France

Pilat Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Pilat) is a protected area of mountainous countryside in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. The park spans the departments of Loire and Rhône, and covers a total area of 65,000 hectares (160,000 acres).[1] The mountain terrain ranges from 140 metres (460 ft) to 1,432 metres (4,698 ft) in elevation.[2] Forty-seven communes dot the landscape,[3] with approximately fifty thousand residents.[2] The land was officially designated a regional natural park in 1974.[1]

File:Saint Appolinard (Loire).jpg
Saint-Appolinard commune, Massif Pilat in background

Member communes

The park includes 47 member communes:[4]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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 26 August 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "The remarkable region of Pilat". Parc du Pilat. 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  3. "Pilat FAQ" (in French). Parc du Pilat. 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Les communes du Pilat" (in French). Parc-naturel-pilat.fr. 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

45°23′38″N 4°35′09″E / 45.39389°N 4.58583°E / 45.39389; 4.58583