Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park

A mouflon in the park.
Southern end of the Gorges d'Héric, Mons, Hérault.
Haut-Languedoc Regional Natural Park, commune of Rosis, Hérault, France.
Orb River in the hamlet of Ceps. Roquebrun, Hérault.

Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Haut-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 and revised on 17 August 1999. 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 countryside, which is why seven different areas have been officially defined within it:

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.

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Coordinates: 43°34′15″N 2°39′20″E / 43.5708°N 2.65564°E / 43.5708; 2.65564


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