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Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park

Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park

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Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc) is a regional natural park in the south of the Massif Central within the Aveyron, Hérault, and Tarn departments of France. These areas are considered the Haut-Languedoc, compared to the Bas-Languedoc.

A mouflon in the park.
Southern end of the Gorges d'Héric, Mons, Hérault.
Haut-Languedoc Regional Natural Park, commune of Rosis, Hérault, France.
The Orb in the hamlet of Ceps. Roquebrun, Hérault.

Administered by the Federation of French Regional Nature Parks (French: Fédération des Parcs Naturels Régionaux de France), it was created on 22 October 1973. It has an area of 2,605 km2, with 82,000 people living within its boundaries.

The park (coordinates 43.52898, 2.6984) comprises a very diverse range of landscapes, which is why seven different areas have been officially defined within it:

The park provides a habitat for more than 240 species of birds, in a stunningly diverse range of climate and scenery. It also provides a home for mouflons, successfully reintroduced from Corsica.

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43.5708°N 2.65564°E / 43.5708; 2.65564


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