Brière Regional Natural Park
Regional natural park of France
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Brière Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional de Brière, pronounced [paʁk natyʁɛl ʁeʒjɔnal də bʁijɛʁ]; Breton: Park naturel rannvroel Brière) is a protected area in the Pays de la Loire region of France. It covers a total area of 40,000 hectares (99,000 acres)[1] with a core of wetland, the Grande Brière, covering approximately 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres).[2] The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1970.[1]
LocationPays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique, France
Coordinates47.3691°N 2.259°W
Established1970
GoverningbodyFédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France
| Brière Regional Natural Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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 Interactive map of Brière Regional Natural Park | |
| Location | Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique, France |
| Coordinates | 47.3691°N 2.259°W |
| Established | 1970 |
| Governing body | Fédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France |
| Website | http://uk.parc-naturel-briere.fr/ |
The park includes the following member communes:[3]
- Assérac
- Crossac
- Donges
- Guerande
- Herbignac
- La Baule-Escoublac
- La Chapelle-des-Marais
- Missillac
- Montoir-de-Bretagne
- Pornichet
- Prinquiau
- Saint-André-des-Eaux
- Saint-Joachim
- Saint-Lyphard
- Saint-Malo-de-Guersac
- Saint-Molf
- Saint-Nazaire
- Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne
- Trignac
