Pilat Regional Natural Park

Pilat Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Pilat) is a protected area of mountainous countryside in the Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. The park spans the departments of Loire and Rhône, and covers a total area of 65,000 hectares (160,000 acres).[1]

Pilat Regional Natural Park
LocationRhône-Alpes, Loire
Rhône, France
Governing bodyFédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France

The mountain terrain ranges from 140 metres (460 ft) to 1,432 metres (4,698 ft) in elevation.[2] Forty-seven communes dot the landscape,[3] with approximately fifty thousand residents.[2] The land was officially designated a regional natural park in 1974.[1]

Saint-Appolinard commune, Massif Pilat in background

Member communes

The park includes 47 member communes:[4]

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See also
  • List of regional natural parks of France

References
  1. IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (November 1990). 1990 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. IUCN. p. 89. ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. "The remarkable region of Pilat". Parc du Pilat. 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  3. "Pilat FAQ" (in French). Parc du Pilat. 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  4. "Les communes du Pilat" (in French). Parc-naturel-pilat.fr. 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.

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