Georges Fabre ( – ) was a French forestry engineer, now best known for his role in creation of the ''Forêt Domaniale de l'Aigoual'' (Aigoual State Forest) and the weather observatory atop

Mont Aigoual Mont Aigoual (; oc, Mont Augal, elevation 1567m / 5141 ft) is the highest point of the Gard '' department'', France. It is part of the Massif Central, and it is located within the Cévennes National Park. Its southern slopes are the sourc ...

. Fabre was born in

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and French National School of Forestry The French National School of Forestry (''École nationale des eaux et forêts'', or National School of Water Resources and Forestry), established in Nancy, France, in 1824, was the first national training institute for foresters in France ...

in Nancy, from which he graduated in 1868. From 1868-1875 he served as Guard General of Water and Forests in

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

, then in Mende, after which he was named sub-inspector, then inspector, at

Alès Alès (; oc, Alès) is a Communes of France, commune in the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie regions of France, region in southern France. It is one of the Subprefectures in France, su ...

. As

Gard Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...

, which post he held until his retirement in 1909. He died in 1911 in

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...

. Today the ''Forêt Domaniale de l'Aigoual'' extends across about 15,000 hectares, of which 11,000 are in Gard and the remainder in Lozère. Image:Stele_G._Fabre_9556.JPG, Memorial tablet Image:Détail Stele G. Fabre.JPG, Tablet detail Gorege fabre et son météo.jpg, French commemorative stamps File:Affiche film documentaire Aigoual la forêt retrouvée.jpg, Documentary film poster Aigoual la forêt retrouvée

References

* French Wikipedia entry
La Maison des Cevennes article (French)
École Polytechnique alumni French National School of Forestry alumni Corps du génie rural des eaux et forêts French conservationists 1844 births 1911 deaths History of forestry French foresters Forestry in France {{forester-stub