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Lorraine Regional Natural Park (
French
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: ''Parc naturel régional de Lorraine'') is a protected area
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of pastoral countryside in the Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administr ...
region
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of northeastern France
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, in the historic region of Lorraine
Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gra ...
. The park covers a total area of . The parkland is split in two non-contiguous parcels of land between the cities of Metz
Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand ...
and Nancy, and spans the three departments
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of Meuse
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a ...
, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. It had a population of 733,760 in 2019.Moselle
The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Koblenz. A ...
. According to the World Database on Protected Areas
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, it is an IUCN category V
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area.
Ancient ruins and modern monuments are common throughout the area. The land was officially designated a regional natural park in 1974.
The park is crossed by the LGV Est
The Ligne à Grande Vitesse Est européenne (East European High Speed Line), typically shortened to LGV Est, is a French high-speed rail line that connects Vaires-sur-Marne (near Paris) and Vendenheim (near Strasbourg). The line halved the ...
high speed rail line, with large viaducts.
Flora and fauna
Animal species found in the park include badger, European wildcat, fox, polecat, roe deer, weasel, wild boar, and wolf, as well as a large variety of birds. Forests are composed ofbeech
Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''Engl ...
and hardwoods such as maple, cherry and whitebeams
The whitebeams are members of the family Rosaceae, comprising subgenus ''Aria'' (or, according to some authorities, its own genus) of genus ''Sorbus'', and hybrids involving species of this subgenus and members of subgenera ''Sorbus'', ''Torminar ...
. Sessile and pedunculate oaks are often accompanied by hornbeam
Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the flowering plant genus ''Carpinus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The 30–40 species occur across much of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Origin of names
The common English name ''hornbeam ...
. There are also ash trees, lime trees, alders, birches and aspens.
Member communes
There are 193communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
within the parkland boundaries.
* Albestroff
Albestroff (; german: Albesdorf) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Geography
Albestroff is located between Metz, Nancy and Strasbourg. 20 km from Dieuze, Morhange, Sarre-Union and Sarralbe and 35 km f ...
• Ancy-sur-Moselle
Ancy-sur-Moselle (german: Ancy an der Mosel, from 1918: Anzig) is a former commune in the Moselle department in northeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Ancy-Dornot.Andilly •
Official park website
{{Authority control Regional natural parks of France Geography of Meuse (department) Geography of Meurthe-et-Moselle Geography of Moselle (department) Protected areas established in 1974 Geography of Grand Est Tourist attractions in Meurthe-et-Moselle Tourist attractions in Meuse (department) Tourist attractions in Moselle (department) 1974 establishments in France
Ansauville
Ansauville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc nat ...
• Apremont-la-Forêt
Apremont-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park ( French: '' ...
• Arnaville
Arnaville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows southeast through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Moselle, which ...
• Assenoncourt
Assenoncourt (; german: Essesdorf, (1941–44): ''Hesselsdorf'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Moselle department
* Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorra ...
• Avricourt • Azoudange
Azoudange (; german: Anslingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Moselle department
* Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park ( Frenc ...
* Bar-le-Duc
Bar-le-Duc (), formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the capital. The department is in Grand Est in northeastern France.
The lower, more modern and busier part of the town extends along a narrow valley, ...
• Bayonville-sur-Mad
Bayonville-sur-Mad (, literally ''Bayonville on Mad'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Geography
The Rupt de Mad flows east through the middle of the commune and crosses the village.
Population
See al ...
• Beaumont
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France (communes)
* Beaumont, Ardèche
* ...
• Belles-Forêts • Belleville • Beney-en-Woëvre • Bernecourt • Blanche-Église • Boncourt-sur-Meuse • Bonzée • Bouconville-sur-Madt • Boucq • Bouillonville
Bouillonville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows north through the middle of the commune.
Population
Sights
*The German wa ...
• Bourdonnay • Broussey-Raulecourt • Bruley • Bruville • Buxières-sous-les-Côtes
* Chaillon • Chambley-Bussières • Charey • Château-Voué • Combres-sous-les-Côtes
* Dampvitoux • Desseling • Dieue-sur-Meuse • Dieulouard
Dieulouard (; formerly Dieulwart) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Dieulouard is located between Pont-à-Mousson and Nancy, on the left bank of the Moselle. It is the location of the Gallo-Roman city of ...
• Domèvre-en-Haye • Dommartin-la-Chaussée • Dommartin-la-Montagne • Dompierre-aux-Bois • Donnelay • Dornot
* Écrouves • Les Éparges
Les Éparges () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
A ridge to the east of the village was the site of a fierce battle during World War I, and there are many memorials and monuments in the area.
See also
...
• Essey-et-Maizerais
Essey-et-Maizerais () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The Rupt de Mad flows northeastward through the middle of the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
*Parc natu ...
• Euvezin • Euville
Euville () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
* Euville light railways
*Communes of the Meuse department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc nat ...
* Fénétrange
Fénétrange (; , Lorraine Franconian: ''Finschtinge'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
Fénétrange is located near the border between the Moselle department and the Alsace bossue. The rive ...
• Fey-en-Haye • Flirey
Flirey () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Birthplace of Rin Tin Tin
Following advances made by American forces during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, Corporal Lee Duncan, an aerial gunner of the U.S. Army A ...
• Frémeréville-sous-les-Côtes • Fresnes-en-Woëvre • Fribourg
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* Gelucourt • Génicourt-sur-Meuse • Geville
Geville (; also ''Géville'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
The commune counts three small villages: Jouy-sous-les-Côtes and Corniéville, in its southern part; Gironville-sous-les-Côtes, ...
• Gézoncourt • Girauvoisin • Givrycourt • Gondrexange
Gondrexange (; german: Gunderchingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
This municipality is located in the historic region of Lorraine and is part of the ''pays de Sarrebourg''.
The Gondr ...
• Gorze • Gravelotte
Gravelotte (; german: Gravelotte) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, 11 km west of Metz. It is part of the functional area (''aire d'attraction'') of Metz. Its population is 827 (2019).
From 1871 ...
• Griscourt • Grosrouvres • Guéblange-lès-Dieuze • Guermange
* Hagéville • Hamonville • Hampont
Hampont () is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
History
''SS-Obergruppenführer'' Theodor Eicke (1892–1943), second commandant of the Dachau concentration camp, was born here in 1892.
The town was form ...
• Han-sur-Meuse
Han-sur-Meuse (, ''Han on Meuse'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France
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• Hannonville-sous-les-Côtes • Hannonville-Suzémont • Haraucourt-sur-Seille • Haudiomont • Herbeuville • Heudicourt-sous-les-Côtes
* Insviller
* Jaulny
Jaulny is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows northward through the commune.
See also
*Communes of t ...
• Jezainville • Juvelize
* Lachaussée
Lachaussée () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village of Lachaussée lies on the south-eastern rim of a huge pond named ''Étang de Lachaussée'', which was created during the middle ...
• Lacroix-sur-Meuse
Lacroix-sur-Meuse () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel régional de ...
• Lagarde • Lagney • Lahayville •Lamorville
Lamorville is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
* L'Étanche Abbey, Lorraine, located near the village of Deuxnouds-aux-Bois, on the territory of the commune
* Communes of the Meuse department
* P ...
• Laneuveville-derrière-Foug • Languimberg • Lidrezing • Limey-Remenauville
Limey-Remenauville is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
History
The origin of the name "Limey" is said to come from the Celtic word "lemos" meaning "elm ree. This particular tree was previously common in ...
• Lindre-Basse • Lironville • Loudrefing • Loupmont • Lucey
* Maidières • Maizières-lès-Vic • Mamey • Mandres-aux-Quatre-Tours
Mandres-aux-Quatre-Tours () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Pa ...
• Manoncourt-en-Woëvre • Manonville
Manonville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régi ...
• Marbache • Mars-la-Tour • Marsal • Martincourt • Mécrin • Ménil-la-Tour • Metz
Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand ...
• Minorville • Mittersheim • Montauville • Morville-les-Vic • Mouilly • Moussey • Moyenvic • Mulcey • Munster
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* Nancy • Nébing • Nonsard-Lamarche • Norroy-lès-Pont-à-Mousson • Novéant-sur-Moselle • Noviant-aux-Prés
* Obreck • Ommeray • Onville
Onville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows eastward through the middle of the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et- ...
* Pagney-derrière-Barine
Pagney-derrière-Barine () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park ( F ...
• Pagny-sur-Moselle
Pagny-sur-Moselle (, literally ''Pagny on Moselle'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
See also
* Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurt ...
• Pannes • Pont-sur-Meuse • Prény
Prény () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
See also
* Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of France.
The ...
• Puxieux
* Rambucourt • Ranzières • Réchicourt-le-Château
Réchicourt-le-Château (; german: Rixingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins.
Until French Revolution, it was an Imperial County, whi ...
• Rembercourt-sur-Mad
Rembercourt-sur-Mad (, literally ''Rembercourt on Mad'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Geography
The Rupt de Mad flows northeastward through the commune and crosses the village.
See al ...
• Rening • Rezonville
Rezonville () is a former commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rezonville-Vionville.Rhodes
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• Richecourt • Rogéville • Ronvaux • Rorbach-lès-Dieuze • Rosières-en-Haye • Rouvrois-sur-Meuse • Royaumeix • Rupt-en-Woëvre
* Saint-Julien-les-Gorze • Saint-Julien-sous-les-Côtes • Saint-Maurice-sous-les-Côtes • Saint-Médard • Saint-Remy-la-Calonne
Saint-Remy-la-Calonne () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The author Alain-Fournier, who died in 1914, was buried in the cemetery here after his body was identified in 1991. The main street through the ...
• Saizerais
Saizerais is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
See also
* Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
* Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel région ...
• Sanzey • Saulx-lès-Champlon • Seicheprey
Seicheprey () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of France.
T ...
• Seuzey • Sommedieue
Sommedieue () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel régional de Lorra ...
• Sotzeling • Sponville
* Tarquimpol • Thiaucourt • Thillot
Thillot is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. They are famed makers of Rose wine.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park ( French: '' ...
• Tomblaine
Tomblaine () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Stage 7 of the Tour de France on 7 July 2012 started in Tomblaine. The Stade Marcel Picot, football stadium to Ligue 1 side AS Nancy, is located within th ...
• Torcheville • Tremblecourt • Trésauvaux • Trondes • Tronville • Troyon
Troyon () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional de Lorraine'' ...
* Val-de-Bride • Valbois • Vandelainville
Vandelainville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which forms most of the commune's southern border.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-e ...
• Varneville • Vaux • Vaux-les-Palameix • Vic-sur-Seille • Viéville-en-Haye
Viéville-en-Haye () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc natu ...
• Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel • Vignot • Vilcey-sur-Trey • Ville-sur-Yron • Villecey-sur-Mad
Villecey-sur-Mad (, literally ''Villecey on Mad'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Rupt de Mad, which forms the commune's north-western border.
See ...
• Villers-en-Haye
Villers-en-Haye () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel ...
• Villers-sous-Prény • Vionville
* Waville
Waville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which forms the commune's south-eastern border.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Meurth ...
• Wuisse
* Xammes • Xivray-et-Marvoisin • Xonville
* Zarbeling • Zommange
See also
*List of regional natural parks of France
A regional nature park or regional natural park (french: parc naturel régional or PNR) is a public establishment in France between local authorities and the Cabinet of France, French national government covering an inhabited rural area of outstan ...
* Woëvre
The Woëvre () (German: ''Waberland'') is a natural region of Lorraine in northeastern France. It forms part of Lorraine plateau and lies largely in the department of Meuse. Along with the Côtes de Moselle, the Woëvre is one of the areas in ...
References
External links
Official park website
{{Authority control Regional natural parks of France Geography of Meuse (department) Geography of Meurthe-et-Moselle Geography of Moselle (department) Protected areas established in 1974 Geography of Grand Est Tourist attractions in Meurthe-et-Moselle Tourist attractions in Meuse (department) Tourist attractions in Moselle (department) 1974 establishments in France