Ballons des Vosges Nature Park

The Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges) is a protected area of woodland, pasture, wetland, farmland and historical sites in the regions of Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1989.[1] 187 communes belonging to the departments of Haut-Rhin, Vosges, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort are members of the park, which hosts 238,000 inhabitants.[2] It is one of the largest and most populated French regional parks. A wide range of habitats available in the park benefit a variety of wildlife such as boreal owl, lynx, peregrine falcon, western capercaillie, Dianthus superbus, cranberry and Drosera.

Ballons des Vosges Nature Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
The Grand Ballon seen from the Storkenkopf
LocationGrand Est
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Coordinates47.97716038°N 6.93488367°E / 47.97716038; 6.93488367
Area2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Established1989
Governing bodyFédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France
Websitewww.parc-ballons-vosges.fr
Landscapes
Culture
  • Fleckenstein ruins
  • Graufthal village
  • Cave-houses in Graufthal
  • Château de La Petite-Pierre
  • A permanent exhibition in the Munster park's headquarters
  • Map of the nature park

See also

References
  1. IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (November 1990). 1990 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. IUCN. p. 88. ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. Comprendre le parc, official web site on
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