Pyrénées National Park

Le Parc national des Pyrénées
Le Parc national des Pyrénées
	IUCN category II (national park)
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Location	Pyrenees, France
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Established	1967

The Pyrénées National Park (French: Le Parc national des Pyrénées^[1]) is a national park located within the French départements of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Pyrénées National Park, here on the foothills of the Aspe Valley, on the border between France and Spain.

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.^[2]

The park was created in 1967 as a natural heritage site without barriers or fences where animals are totally free.^[3] Devoted to preserving biodiversity and landscapes, as well as studying wildlife and plant species, the park is home to 70 different species of animals.^[4]

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.^[5] The park also borders on the Lacs de Carnau.^{[citation needed]}

References

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External links

Official site of the Parc national des Pyrénées.

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↑ Le Parc national des Pyrénées (2014). Le Parc national des Pyrénées, un établissement public. Retrieved on 2014-04-19 from http://www.parc-pyrenees.com/nous-connaitre/organisation.html.
↑ 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.
↑ Pyrénées National Park website. Retrieved on February 2, 2008
↑ Discovering Pyrenees National Park. Official Web site. Retrieved on 2008-02-02 from http://www.parc-pyrenees.com/anglais/cadre_general_discovering.htm.
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[parc-1] Le Parc national des Pyrénées (2014). Le Parc national des Pyrénées, un établissement public. Retrieved on 2014-04-19 from http://www.parc-pyrenees.com/nous-connaitre/organisation.html.

[2] 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.

[3] Pyrénées National Park website. Retrieved on February 2, 2008

[4] Discovering Pyrenees National Park. Official Web site. Retrieved on 2008-02-02 from http://www.parc-pyrenees.com/anglais/cadre_general_discovering.htm.

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v t e National parks of France
Europe	Calanques La Vanoise Le Mercantour Les Cévennes Les Écrins Les Pyrénées Port-Cros
Overseas department	Guyane La Guadeloupe La Réunion

v t e World Heritage Sites in France
Île-de-France	Palace and Park of Versailles Fontainebleau Palace and Park Paris: Banks of the Seine Provins
Parisian basin	Amiens Cathedral Belfries of Belgium and France¹ Bourges Cathedral Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars Chartres Cathedral Climats and terroirs of Burgundy Reims: Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Abbey of Saint-Remi, Palace of Tau Abbey of Fontenay Le Havre Vézelay Church and hill
Nord-Pas-de-Calais	Belfries of Belgium and France¹
East	Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains and Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans Nancy: Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance Strasbourg: Grande Île Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps³
West	Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Mont Saint-Michel and its bay
South West	Episcopal city, Albi Port of the Moon, Bordeaux Prehistoric sites and decorated caves of the Vézère valley Pyrénées – Mont Perdu² Saint-Émilion
Centre East	Chauvet Cave Lyon
Mediterranean	Roman and Romanesque monuments, Arles Carcassonne citadel Gulf of Porto: Calanches de Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble, Avignon Bridge Pont du Gard Orange: Roman Theatre and environs, Triumphal Arch
Multiple regions	Canal du Midi Fortifications of Vauban Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Overseas departments and territories	Lagoons of New Caledonia Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion
¹Shared locally with other region/s and with Belgium ²Shared with Spain ³Shared with Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland

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