The
national parks
A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individua ...
of
France
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are a system of eleven national parks throughout
metropolitan France
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and its
overseas departments, coordinated by National Parks of France (
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
: ''Parcs nationaux de France'') within the
French Office for Biodiversity (''Office français pour la biodiversité''), an
établissement public à caractère administratif guided by the
Ministry of Ecological Transition and
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
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.
The first national park was established in 1963; the most recent park was established in 2019. National parks are created by decree with the signature of the
Prime Minister of France
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The prime minister i ...
and publication in the ''
Journal Officiel de la République Française
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*Bullet journal, a method of personal organization
* Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period
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''.
French national parks protect a total area of in core area and in buffer zones. This puts over 9.5% of French territory under the protection of national parks; 29.5% of French lands and 22% of French waters are covered by some level of protection. French national parks draw over 8.5 million visitors annually.
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List
See also
*
Regional natural parks of France
*
List of national parks in the Alps
This is a list of national parks in the Alps.
*Swiss National Park (1914)
*Gran Paradiso National Park (1922, coupled with the Vanoise)
*Stelvio National Park (1935)
* Val Grande National Park (1992)
* Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park (1990)
...
*
Tourism in France
References
External links
Parcs Nationaux de France
{{DEFAULTSORT:National Parks Of France
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
National parks
A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individua ...
National parks
A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individua ...