Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park Menu What is a Park ? Mission Statements Charter Natural Regional Park Network Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park Territory Project The Park in Figures The Park Charter Guideline 1 Guideline 2 Guideline 3 Guideline 4 Hautes-Vosges Plateau des Mille étangs Valleys and Foothills Created in 1989 at the initiative of the Alsace, Lorraine and Franche-Comté Regions, the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park regroups 197 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