Orient Forest Regional Natural Park (
French: ''Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient'') is a
protected area
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of woodlands and lakes in the
Champagne-Ardenne
Champagne-Ardenne () is a former administrative region of France, located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium. Mostly corresponding to the historic province of Champagne, the region is known for its sparkling white wine of the ...
region
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of
France
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. It covers a total area of
The parkland encompasses the large
Forêt d'Orient National Nature Reserve and three man-made lakes: Lac d'Orient,
Lac du Temple and Lac Amance.
The area was officially designated as a
regional natural park in 1970.
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Member communes
The park includes the following member communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
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* Amance • Argançon
Argançon () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Geography
Argançon is located some 8 km east by north-east of Vendeuvre-sur-Barse and 8 km north-west of Bar-sur-Aube in the Orient Fo ...
• Assencières
* Blaincourt-sur-Aube • Bossancourt • Bouranton
Bouranton () is a Communes of France, commune in the Aube Departments of France, department in north-central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
References
C ...
• Brévonnes
Brévonnes () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
Orient Forest Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel r ...
• Briel-sur-Barse
Briel-sur-Barse (, literally ''Briel on Barse'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
The following is a list of ...
• Brienne-la-Vieille
Brienne-la-Vieille () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
The commune is bordered to the north by Brienne-le-Château in southern Champagne, and is traversed by the river Aube. It lies to the north of Lake Amance in ...
• Brienne-le-Château
Brienne-le-Château () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. It is located from the right bank of the river Aube and 26 miles northeast of Troyes.
History
It was the centre of the medieval County of Brienne, whose lords ...
* Champ-sur-Barse
Champ-sur-Barse (, literally ''Champ on Barse'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*List of medieval bridges in ...
• Chauffour-lès-Bailly
Chauffour-lès-Bailly () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
Orient Forest Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Par ...
• Courteranges
Courteranges () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*List of medieval bridges in France
*Parc naturel régional d ...
* Dienville
Dienville () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
History
The village of Dienville is mentioned in 864 under the name Dienvilla. There remains an Ancient Roman road, a vestige of that era.
On 1 February 1814 the villag ...
• Dolancourt
Dolancourt () is a Communes of France, commune in the Aube Departments of France, department in north-central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
References
...
• Dosches
Dosches () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
Orient Forest Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel rég ...
* Épagne
Épagne () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
Orient Forest Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel régi ...
* Géraudot
Géraudot () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
Orient Forest Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel rà ...
* Jessains
Jessains () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
Orient Forest Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel ré ...
• Juvanzé
Juvanzé () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region in north-central France.
Juvanzé is a small, isolated hamlet with about 20 houses and a population of 34 full-time residents, with upwards to about 50 residents in total ...
* Lassicourt • Laubressel • Lesmont
Lesmont is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
The following is a list of the 431 communes of the Aube department of France.
The communes cooperate in the follow ...
• La Loge-aux-Chèvres
La Loge-aux-Chèvres () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
Orient Forest Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc ...
• Lusigny-sur-Barse
Lusigny-sur-Barse (; ) is a commune in the Aube department in the northeastern Grand Est region of France. In 2019, it had a population of 2,207.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
The most recognisable building in Lusigny, throug ...
• Luyères
* Magny-Fouchard • Maison-des-Champs • Maizières-lès-Brienne • Mathaux • Mesnil-Saint-Père • Mesnil-Sellières • Molins-sur-Aube • Montiéramey
Montiéramey () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
Orient Fores ...
• Montreuil-sur-Barse
Montreuil-sur-Barse (, literally ''Montreuil on Barse'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
The following is a ...
* Onjon
* Pel-et-Der • Piney • Précy-Notre-Dame • Précy-Saint-Martin • Puits-et-Nuisement
* Radonvilliers • Rosnay-l'Hôpital • La Rothière • Rouilly-Sacey
* Saint-Christophe-Dodinicourt • Saint-Léger-sous-Brienne
* Thennelières • Trannes
Trannes () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
Orient Forest Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel rà ...
* Unienville
* Val-d'Auzon • Vauchonvilliers • Vendeuvre-sur-Barse
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse (, literally ''Vendeuvre on Barse'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse has its source in the commune, under the chateau.
Population
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse_Eglise_R05.jpg, ...
• Villemoyenne
Lakes
The three man-made lakes offer sport and leisure activities for visitors and a home to animals. The largest, Lac d'Orient, covers beside two marinas and three sand beaches.[
File:Cygne-Amance.jpg, Lac Amance
Lac-Temple-Digue.jpg, Lac du Temple
Lac de la foret d'Orient.jpg, Lac d'Orient
]
See also
* List of regional natural parks of France
A regional nature park or regional natural park (french: parc naturel régional or PNR) is a public establishment in France between local authorities and the Cabinet of France, French national government covering an inhabited rural area of outstan ...
References
External links
Official park website
Official park website
Regional natural parks of France
Geography of Aube
Protected areas established in 1970
Tourist attractions in Aube
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