Brière Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional de Brière) is a protected area in the Pays de la Loire region of France. It covers a total area of 40,000 hectares (99,000 acres)[1] with a core of wetland, the Grande Brière, covering approximately 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres).[2] The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1970.[1]
Brière Regional Natural Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique, France |
Coordinates | 47°22′09″N 2°15′32″W / 47.3691°N 2.259°W |
Established | 1970 |
Governing body | Fédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France |
Website | http://uk.parc-naturel-briere.fr/ |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (November 1990). 1990 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. IUCN. p. 88. ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Nicola Williams; Virginie Boone (2002). The Loire. Lonely Planet. p. 254. ISBN 978-1-86450-358-6. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Objectif 2010" (PDF) (in French). Parc-naturel-briere.fr. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
External links edit
- Official park website (in French)
- Official park website (in English)