Orient Forest Regional Natural Park
| Orient Forest Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient) | |
| Protected Area | |
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| State | Aube |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Established | 1970 |
| Management | Fédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France |
| IUCN category | V - Protected Landscape/Seascape |
| Website: www.pnr-foret-orient.fr | |
Orient Forest Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient) is a protected area of woodlands and lakes in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. It covers a total area of 70,000 hectares (170,000 acres)[1] The parkland encompasses the large Forest of Orient as well as three man-made lakes: Lac d'Orient, Lac du Temple, and Lac Amance.[2] The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1970.[1]
Member communes
The park includes the following member communes:[3]
- Amance • Argançon • Assencières
- Blaincourt-sur-Aube • Bossancourt • Bouranton • Brévonnes • Briel-sur-Barse • Brienne-la-Vieille • Brienne-le-Château
- Champ-sur-Barse • Chauffour-lès-Bailly • Courteranges
- Dienville • Dolancourt • Dosches
- Épagne
- Géraudot
- Jessains • Juvanzé
- Lassicourt • Laubressel • Lesmont • La Loge-aux-Chèvres • Lusigny-sur-Barse • Luyères
- Magny-Fouchard • Maison-des-Champs • Maizières-lès-Brienne • Mathaux • Mesnil-Saint-Père • Mesnil-Sellières • Molins-sur-Aube • Montiéramey • Montreuil-sur-Barse
- Onjon
- Pel-et-Der • Piney • Précy-Notre-Dame • Précy-Saint-Martin • Puits-et-Nuisement
- Radonvilliers • Rosnay-l'Hôpital • La Rothière • Rouilly-Sacey
- Saint-Christophe-Dodinicourt • Saint-Léger-sous-Brienne
- Thennelières • Trannes
- Unienville
- Val-d'Auzon • Vauchonvilliers • Vendeuvre-sur-Barse • Villemoyenne
Lakes
The three man-made lakes offer sport and leisure activities for visitors. The largest lake, Lac d'Orient, covers 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) and includes two marinas and three sand beaches.[2]
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Lac Amance
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Lac du Temple
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Lac d'Orient
See also
References
External links
- Official park website (French)
- Official park website (English)
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