Forêts National Park

Forêts National Park (French: Parc national de forêts) is a National park located in the northeastern part of Metropolitan France, not far from Paris.[1]

Forêts National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
LocationFrance
Area560 square kilometres (220 sq mi)
Established6 November 2019
Governing bodyParcs nationaux de France
Parc national de forêts (French)

The idea for the park was put forth in 2009, and numerous working groups and studies were involved over 10 years in identifying strengths and weaknesses for what it could accomplish, and otherwise developing and defining its boundaries so that it would be a coherent, sensible whole.

The park was formally created on November 7, 2019, by publication of an official decree in the Journal Officiel de la République Française[2] (or on November 6 per infobox here, or on November 8 per List of national parks of France)

This is the 11th National Park of France to be created,[3] and is the second largest, behind only the Amazonian Park of Guyane in South America. (Like a number of overseas areas, French Guiana is defined to be a department of the Republic, i.e. is just as officially French as any "arrondisement" of Paris. Its park is officially the largest in the European Union.)

The Forêts National Park is 560 square kilometres (220 sq mi) in area, and spans the border between the departments of Haute-Marne and Côte-d'Or.

References
  1. Andrea Romano (November 13, 2019). "France Has a New National Park, and It's Only a Short Trip From Paris". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. "Décret n° 2019-1132 du 6 novembre 2019 créant le Parc national de forêts".
  3. "Découverte en avant-première du 11e Parc National dans les forêts de Champagne et Bourgogne" par Philippe Viguié-Desplaces, Le Figaro, 6 novembre 2019.

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