Parc national des Cévennes

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Parc national des Cévennes is a UNESCO-listed national park in south-central France known for its rugged mountains, traditional rural landscapes, and rich biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
biosphere reserve
national park
areaSquareKilometres approximately 937
biome montane grasslands and shrublands
temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
biosphereReserveDesignationYear 1985
bufferZoneAreaSquareKilometres over 2300
climate mountain Mediterranean climate
contains Causse Méjean
Causse Noir
Causse de Sauveterre
Gorges de la Jonte
Gorges du Tarn
Mont Aigoual
Mont Lozère
coreZoneAreaSquareKilometres approximately 915
country France
established 1970
governingBody Parc national des Cévennes Public Establishment
hasCulturalHeritage Protestant Camisard history
traditional stone farmhouses (mas)
hasHeadquarters Florac
hasTraditionalActivity agro-pastoralism
chestnut cultivation
sheep farming
highestPoint Mont Lozère
highestPointElevationMetres 1699
IUCNCategory II
knownFor rich biodiversity
rugged mountains
traditional rural landscapes
locatedIn south-central France
locatedInDepartment Ardèche
Aveyron
Gard
Lozère
locatedInRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Occitanie
mainRiver Gardons
Hérault
Lot
Tarn
linked to: Tarn River
notableSpecies Egyptian vulture
European beaver
European mouflon
griffon vulture
red deer
partOf Massif Central
UNESCOProgramme Man and the Biosphere Programme
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 2011
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape

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Cévennes partOf Parc national des Cévennes
Lozère partOf Cévennes National Park
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Grotte de Trabuc nearProtectedArea Cévennes National Park
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Gardon d’Anduze region Cévennes National Park area
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Le Gardon region Cévennes National Park area
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Alès locatedInNationalParkVicinity Cévennes National Park
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Mont Aigoual partOf Cévennes National Park
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Gardon flowsThrough Cévennes National Park
subject linked to: river Gardon
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Florac locatedNear Cévennes National Park
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Le Vigan isGatewayTo Cévennes National Park
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Parc national des Cévennes governingBody Parc national des Cévennes Public Establishment
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Mont Lozère protectedArea Cévennes National Park
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Mont Lozère locatedIn Cévennes National Park
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Saint-Jean-du-Gard near Parc national des Cévennes
Saint-Jean-du-Gard isGatewayTo Cévennes National Park area
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Florac Trois Rivières administrativeCenterOf Cévennes National Park
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Florac Trois Rivières locatedWithinProtectedArea Cévennes National Park
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Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois isGatewayTo Cévennes National Park area (nearby region)
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Mialet locatedNear Cévennes National Park
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