Cévennes National Park (French: Parc national des Cévennes) is a French national park located in Southern France, in the mountainous area of Cévennes.
| Cévennes National Park | |
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| Parc national des Cévennes | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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| Location | Lozère, Gard, Ardèche and Aveyron, France |
| Nearest city | Florac |
| Coordinates | 44°11′38″N 3°34′53″E / 44.19389°N 3.58139°E |
| Area | 937 km2 (362 sq mi) |
| Established | 2 September 1970 |
| Governing body | Parcs nationaux de France |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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 Causse Méjean in Massif Central, Cévennes National Park, France | |
| Criteria | Cultural: iii, v |
| Reference | 1153 |
| Inscription | 2011 (35th Session) |
| Area | 302,319 ha |
| Buffer zone | 312,425 ha |
Created in 1970, the park has its administrative seat in Florac at Florac Castle. It is located mainly in the departments of Lozère and Gard; it also covers some parts of Ardèche and Aveyron, therefore stretching across a record number of departments for a national park. The Aven Armand cave is located in the park. In 2011, the Park was made a part of The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
Geography
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The park includes several mountains and plateaus, including: Mont Lozère, Mont Aigoual, Causse Méjean, France. Mont Lozère is the highest peak in the area, reaching 1,699 metres.
History
editThe Cévennes country is rich in history, with a strong cultural identity, being at the heart of Camisard revolt, which followed the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (the Edict of Fontainebleau), after which Protestants were actively persecuted.[2] Numerous testimonies of Camisard war in the Cévennes abund in towns and villages of the Cévennes National Park. A permanent exhibition devoted to the memory of Camisards has been elaborated at the old temple of Le Rouve (commune of Saint-André-de-Lancize).[3]
Points of interest
editSee also
editExternal links
edit- Official Site (English, French) https://web.archive.org/web/20040211160840/http://www.bsi.fr/pnc/ (in French)
- Regordane Info - The independent portal for The Regordane Way or St Gilles Trail. The Regordane Way crosses The Cévennes (in English and French)
References
edit- ^ "The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape".
- ^ Antoine Court de Gébelin (2009), Histoire des troubles des Cévennes ou de la guerre des camisards sous le règne de Louis le Grand, reprint of the original text published in 1760. Editions Lacour-Ollé, Nîmes (in French)[1]
- ^ The first Camisards and freedom of conscience Archived 2013-07-16 at the Wayback Machine.