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French national park in Lozère, Gard, Ardèche and Aveyron From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cévennes National Park (French: Parc national des Cévennes) is a French national park located in Southern France, in the mountainous area of Cévennes.
Cévennes National Park | |
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Parc national des Cévennes | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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Location | Lozère, Gard, Ardèche and Aveyron, France |
Nearest city | Florac |
Coordinates | 44°11′38″N 3°34′53″E |
Area | 937 km2 (362 sq mi) |
Established | 2 September 1970 |
Governing body | Parcs nationaux de France |
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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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![]() Causse Méjean in Massif Central, Cévennes National Park, France | |
Criteria | Cultural: iii, v |
Reference | 1153 |
Inscription | 2011 (35th Session) |
Area | 302,319 ha |
Buffer zone | 312,425 ha |
Created in 1970, the park has its administrative seat in Florac at Florac Castle. It is located mainly in the departments of Lozère and Gard; it also covers some parts of Ardèche and Aveyron, therefore stretching across a record number of departments for a national park. The Aven Armand cave is located in the park. In 2011, the Park was made a part of The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
The park includes several mountains and plateaus, including: Mont Lozère, Mont Aigoual, Causse Méjean, France. Mont Lozère is the highest peak in the area, reaching 1,699 metres.
The Cévennes country is rich in history, with a strong cultural identity, being at the heart of Camisard revolt, which followed the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (the Edict of Fontainebleau), after which Protestants were actively persecuted.[2] Numerous testimonies of Camisard war in the Cévennes abund in towns and villages of the Cévennes National Park. A permanent exhibition devoted to the memory of Camisards has been elaborated at the old temple of Le Rouve (commune of Saint-André-de-Lancize).[3]
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