Brière Regional Natural Park
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Brière Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Brière) | |
Protected Area | |
Country | France |
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State | Loire-Atlantique |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
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Established | 1970 |
Management | Fédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France |
IUCN category | V - Protected Landscape/Seascape |
Website: http://uk.parc-naturel-briere.fr/ | |
Brière Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional de Brière) is a protected area in the Pays de la Loire region of France. It covers a total area of 40,000 hectares (99,000 acres)[1] with a core of wetland, the Grande Brière, covering approximately 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres).[2] The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1970.[1]
The park includes the following member communes:[3][4]
- Assérac
- Crossac
- Donges
- Guerande
- Herbignac
- La Baule-Escoublac
- La Chapelle-des-Marais
- Missillac
- Montoir-de-Bretagne
- Pornichet
- Prinquiau
- Saint-André-des-Eaux
- Saint-Joachim
- Saint-Lyphard
- Saint-Malo-de-Guersac
- Saint-Molf
- Saint-Nazaire
- Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne
- Trignac
See also
References
External links
- Official park website (French)
- Official park website (English)
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