Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park

Parc naturel régional Haut-Languedoc : Le parc naturel régional Haut-Languedoc est l’un des 59 parcs naturels régionaux de France. Il a été créé en 1973. C’est un territoire rural habité, reconnu au niveau national pour son exceptionnelle valeur patrimoniale et paysagère. Parc naturel régional Haut-Languedoc sur Wikipédia (fr) – Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park : Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc; Occitan: Parc Natural Regional del Naut-Languedoc) is a regional natural park in the south of the Massif Central within the Aveyron, Hérault, and Tarn departments of France. These areas are considered the Haut-Languedoc, compared to the Bas-Languedoc.
Administered by the Federation of French Regional Nature Parks (French: Fédération des Parcs Naturels Régionaux de France), it was created on 22 October 1973. It has an area of 2,605 km2, with 82,000 people living within its boundaries.
The park (coordinates 43.52898, 2.6984) comprises a very diverse range of landscapes, which is why seven different areas have been officially defined within it:

Caroux-Espinouse
Montagne noire
Monts de Lacaune
Monts d’Orb
Plateau des Lacs
Sidobre
Vignes et Vallées
The park provides a habitat for more than 240 species of birds, in a stunningly diverse range of climate and scenery. It also provides a home for mouflons, successfully reintroduced from Corsica. Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park sur Wikipédia (en)