The Park in Figures

Data Sheet

• 2 regions
• 4 departments
• 201 communes
• 2,700 km2
• 240,000 inhabitants
• 1,600 km2 of forest (61% of Park)
• 280 peatlands over 1,300 ha
• 4 National Nature Reserves
• 5 Regional Nature Reserves
• 1,3% of high stubble
• 200 ha of calcareous grasslands
• 1,691 native plants (1/4 of the flora in France)
• 60 endangered animal species
• 35% of the territory sheltering outstanding natural species
• 22% of the territory within the Natura 2000 Network (33 sites of which 20 are managed by the Park)
• 45 classified or listed landscape sites (6% of the Park)
• 65 museums and heritage sites
• 7% of built-up territory
• 30 cities of more than 2,000 inhabitants
• 60 land use plans
• 3,497 farms over 57,924 ha
• 43 farmhouse-inns
• 37 tourist offices
• 14,000 enterprises
• 41 Park-labelled enterprises including 19 holiday-cottage, guest-house and Panda guest-room owners, and 6 “Hôtels au Naturel”