Pyrénées National Park

Pyrénées National Park (French: Parc national des Pyrénées) is a French national park located within the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.[1][2]

Pyrénées National Park
Parc national des Pyrénées
IUCN category II (national park)
LocationPyrenees, France
Nearest cityLuz-Saint-Sauveur
Coordinates42°49′39″N 0°10′33″W
Area458 km2 (177 sq mi)
Established23 March 1967
Governing bodyParcs nationaux de France

Geography

Located along the border of France and Spain is a scenic and mountainous landscape offering a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, mountain climbing and observing wildlife.[3]

The park was created in 1967 as a natural heritage site without barriers or fences where animals are totally free.[4] Devoted to preserving biodiversity and landscapes, as well as studying wildlife and plant species, the park is home to 70 different species of mammals.[5]

The eastern portion of the national park forms part of the French section of the Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site that straddles the border between France and Spain.[6] The park also borders on the Lacs de Carnau.

  • Pyrénées National Park, here on the foothills of the Aspe Valley, on the border between France and Spain
  • The Pyrénées National Park, Cirque de Gavarnie, Gave de Gavarnie river

See also

References
  1. Le Parc national des Pyrénées (2014). Le Parc national des Pyrénées, un établissement public. Retrieved on 2014-04-19 from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2015-12-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  2. Fact sheet Archived 2018-01-21 at the Wayback Machine on hautes-pyrenees.gouv.fr.
  3. Pyrenees National Park (Parc National des Pyrenees). Trip Advisor. Retrieved on 2008-02-02 from http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187166-d254589-Reviews-Pyrenees_National_Park_Parc_National_des_Pyrenees-Midi_Pyrenees.html.
  4. Pyrénées National Park website. Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on February 2, 2008
  5. Discovering Pyrenees National Park. Official Web site. Retrieved on 2008-02-02 from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-06-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  6. "Pyrenees-Mont Perdu". United Nations Environment Program - World Conservation Monitoring Centre. January 2000. Archived from the original on 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-08-12.


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