Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park Menu What is a Park ?Mission StatementsCharterNatural Regional Park NetworkBallons des Vosges Regional Natural ParkTerritory ProjectThe Park in FiguresThe Park CharterGuideline 1Guideline 2Guideline 3Guideline 4Hautes-VosgesPlateau des Mille étangsValleys and FoothillsCreated in 1989 at the initiative of the Alsace, Lorraine and Franche-Comté Regions, the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park regroups 198 communes across four departments : Vosges, Haut-Rhin, Territory of Belfort and Haute-Saône.It covers an area of 2,921 km2 for 251,707 inhabitants. In this respect, it is the most densely populated Regional Natural Park. It spreads from the northern valley of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, to the doors of Belfort and Luxeuil-les-Bains. Five door-cities and two conurbation communities surround and support the Park as an official token of their attachment to this territory. A key player in heritage preservation, the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park is also greatly involved in the economic dynamism of this medium mountain territory. Territory Project The Park in Figures The Park Charter